Eli5 – why is the first few moments of every shower cold, even if I already warmed up the water via the bath first?

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Don’t understand how the plumbing works. I keep thinking the water should already be hot.

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Because there is still some water in the pipes between the main (the one that feeds the bath and the shower) and the shower head itself. That water has cooled down since your last shower, and it gets pushed out first when you turn the shower on. Then the warm water from the main reaches the head, and it feels warm.

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