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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Because then you have to make tea with water that's been sitting, boiling, in a tank, absorbing who knows what contaminates, for potentially days or weeks. You're not even supposed to drink hot water that comes out of the regular water heater. For a boiling water tap, you need a second even tinier tank that will be used even less frequently.