Burn your tongue and throat is about the only issue. Hot faucet water is no different than cold water you heat on the stove or drink in your coffee.
No, never drink hot tap water, but cold tap water is actually really healthy for you!
Most people believe that you should never drink or cook with hot water from your faucet. The hot water is more likely to have a higher lead content. Instant hot water machines that are installed under you kitchen sink are designed for drinking. Water heaters installed in your house are not.
Most people believe that you should never drink or cook with hot water from your faucet. The hot water is more likely to have a higher lead content. Instant hot water machines that are installed under you kitchen sink are designed for drinking. Water heaters installed in your house are not.
Yes, any water that has been boiled is very safe to drink. It is important to let the water cool down; do not try to drink water that is still boiling.
That's just how long it takes to get the water that is sitting in the pipe out. Unless you have a circulating pump on the line so that there is always hot water at the faucet, it always takes a bit of time for the water to get hot. The hot water is in the tank, not the pipe connecting it to the faucet. There is nothing in the pipe to keep the water hot.
Usually from a hot water tank.
Yes
Turn the water off to the faucet. Remove the handle. The top of the faucet should unscrew to get to the ball valve. Replace the valve and gaskets then reassemble the faucet.
Check the temp on your hot water heater, you can turn it up.
If you have an instantaneous hot water heater, and your faucet doesn't flow enough water it won't turn on the water heater. Thus requiring another faucet to be turned on.
You go to the bathroom and run on the hot water faucet.
Unless there is a recirculating pump the hot water has to come from the hot water heater. Depending on how far away it is from the faucet, it can take 15 to 30 seconds for the hot water to get there. Since there is nothing in the pipe to keep the water hot, it cools down between uses.