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How do hotels handle hot water?
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:18 pm
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:18 pm
Do they have one massive water heater or a bunch of separate ones for blocks of rooms? I’ve never been in a hotel and ran out of hot water. Do they just design their water heater for everyone showering at once? That seems like a waste.
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Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:19 pm to OysterPoBoy
You’ve heard of tankless water heaters no?
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:20 pm to OysterPoBoy
They use hot water heaters to keep up. Regular water heaters arent enough
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:21 pm to OysterPoBoy
Typically at least two commercial size boilers, depending on the size of the hotel
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:22 pm to OysterPoBoy
Multiple commercial heaters.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:22 pm to BPTiger
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You’ve heard of tankless water heaters no?
I feel like I’ve been alive longer than tankless water heaters and still never ran out of hot water. Unless they’ve always been available to hotels and just recently available to the average joe.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:26 pm to HoboDickCheese
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commercial size boilers
Know by experience there is a range that some hotels keep as a standard on water temp in rooms. Sometimes the farthest rooms requirement makes the rooms near boiler to be on verge of boiling eggs.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:37 pm to The Korean
Also the farthest rooms sometimes take a minute or two for the hot water if they haven’t been occupied in quite awhile
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:38 pm to HoboDickCheese
quote:Not OP but new question:
Typically at least two commercial size boilers, depending on the size of the hotel
Do they have to circulate the hot water all the time so it doesn't take too long for the furthest rooms to get hot water?
edit: I see you kind of answered it above. So they just rely on enough rooms using hot water regularly to keep the pipes warm?
This post was edited on 7/27/21 at 11:40 pm
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:38 pm to The Korean
Most hotel rooms are dry as hell and my lips get chapped bad. I've dozed off with the shower running, to get some humidity, and woke up hours layer with water droplets running down the TV screen.
Water was still hot. Guess they have big water heaters.
Water was still hot. Guess they have big water heaters.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:45 pm to Korkstand
quote:pretty much but it’s not about keeping the pipes warm it’s more about keeping water flowing to all parts of the hotel instead of just a small portion. If max occupancy or close it’s not a problem
edit: I see you kind of answered it above. So they just rely on enough rooms using hot water regularly to keep the pipes warm?
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:46 pm to BuckyCheese
quote:not sure where you live but in the south humidity is the problem. Also depends on what type of HVAC units they have
Most hotel rooms are dry as hell and my lips get chapped bad. I've dozed off with the shower running, to get some humidity, and woke up hours layer with water droplets running down the TV screen.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:51 pm to BuckyCheese
quote:
Most hotel rooms are dry as hell and my lips get chapped bad. I've dozed off with the shower running, to get some humidity, and woke up hours layer with water droplets running down the TV screen.
What is u doin
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:52 pm to HoboDickCheese
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not sure where you live but in the south humidity is the problem. Also depends on what type of HVAC units they have
Up nort'. And it is worse in the winter.
I've had cracked lips from one night in a hotel more than once. I always run the shower for a while now.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:54 pm to BuckyCheese
Chap
Stick
Stick
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:56 pm to BuckyCheese
quote:Baw, maybe you should bring a humidifier with you when staying at hotels. Or move to south Louisiana, all the humidity you could ask for
Up nort'. And it is worse in the winter.
I've had cracked lips from one night in a hotel more than once. I always run the shower for a while now.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 12:03 am to HoboDickCheese
The shower is a good enough humidifier. 
And right now it is 80 degrees and what feels like about 90% humidity in WI. I was melting outside so I would not mix well with LA.
And right now it is 80 degrees and what feels like about 90% humidity in WI. I was melting outside so I would not mix well with LA.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 12:09 am to BuckyCheese
quote:you definitely wouldn’t lol. Yesterday it was 91 with over 90% humidity and heat index was 110
And right now it is 80 degrees and what feels like about 90% humidity in WI. I was melting outside so I would not mix well with LA.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 12:10 am to Fusaichi Pegasus
quote:
Most hotel rooms are dry as hell and my lips get chapped bad. I've dozed off with the shower running, to get some humidity, and woke up hours layer with water droplets running down the TV screen.
quote:
What is u doin
LMFAO!
Posted on 7/28/21 at 12:15 am to BuckyCheese
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Most hotel rooms are dry as hell and my lips get chapped bad. I've dozed off with the shower running, to get some humidity,
you're a weird mfer.
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