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Like, if you can trap the heat in could it at least keep the water comfortably hot for an extended period of time, like say 8-16 hours?

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[โ€“] pezmaker 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Probably not, they're not usually insulated underneath, to my aging experience. So putting a lid on it wouldn't keep the other surfaces from leaching away heat

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It doesn't have to completely prevent heat loss, just long enough for a good part of the day, and of course you'll refresh the hot water daily haha.

[โ€“] pezmaker 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Right, but I don't think it'll buy more than a half hour, it'll lose that much through the tub itself. Experiment if you can justify it! I'm wrong a lot. I suspect that you'll be disappointed with the results, though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't think most bathtubs are insulated on the sides/bottom. At least not older styles.

Any heat that you trapped at the top would escape out the sides/bottom after a lot shorter amount of time than even 8 hours.