"domestic hot water" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} domestic hot water (uncountable)
  1. Water used, in any type of building, for domestic purposes, principally drinking, food preparation, sanitation, personal hygiene, and heating (but not including swimming pool heating, or processes such as commercial food preparation or clothes washing). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: DHW Related terms: process hot water Translations (hot water used for domestic purposes): lämmin käyttövesi (Finnish)

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