Why can my shower go from extreme hot/cold very quickly, but my faucet takes forever to change between temperatures?

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Why can my shower go from extreme hot/cold very quickly, but my faucet takes forever to change between temperatures?

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Flow rate. A shower puts out around 6-10 liters per minute, while a typical sink faucet is around 1-4 l/m

This also depends on the length of piping between the water heater and the given outlet. It’s likely that the way your own shower is plumbed, the pipes are shorter between the shower v.s. the bathroom sink.

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