The thing I find amusing is that the people who have hot love it and those that dont have it shun it.
Just like when wfp started
I have the Varitech System - It cost £5-6 to run a day. The temp at the brush head is 52 degrees. In the box its 80 degrees but you lose that heat via your hoses etc. This is on Max setting.
I have only had the hot system a few months but its advantages are clear once you use it, it makes the job easier and quicker. The hoses are a pleasure to use and are kink free, and its cleaning power is much better than cold especially on spiders / fly poo, cobwebs, sap, road traffic film etc. Every few days I used to turn mine off and try cold to see if I was imagining things but the difference is clear, and I keep it on all day for every job. I do more work a day too.
I am on DI only so to see the difference I filled my tank with hot water straight from the tap and thats what convinced me. If you can try it for your self