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by blitzar 801 days ago
You can preheat the cold flow into the shower so it is just local within the bathroom. Your hot water tap flows at the customary ~55C and the cold feed to your shower gets a boost to 25C or something.

Or you could send all the waste heat to a big sump and extract it with a heat pump (dont think that actually exists though - or would be some form of ground source heat) - at extreme temperatures would be worth it.

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No, the hot water gets heated in the boiler which is usually not in your bathroom.
People who use tankless electric hot water heaters in their bathrooms to avoid waiting for hot water spent quite a bit for the privilege.

Recovering significantly energy without causing plumbing issues with clogged hair etc seems difficult however.