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Tankless heaters. As a Russian I LOLed a bit. How about hot water with no heater? Central heating system FTW and it is much more efficient. Now I'm in Australia
by p2t2p 8y ago
Tankless heaters. As a Russian I LOLed a bit. How about hot water with no heater? Central heating system FTW and it is much more efficient. Now I'm in Australia and I have this tankless, instant as they say, heater. I have a bit of distaste for it. 400 volts, 25 amps in the cupboard. Danger, waste of energy and you never can set up water property - too hot or it turns off because of lack of pressure.
EDIT: oh, they also have district heating in Finland as well, cool: http://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/25777/DISTRICT_HEATING_SYSTEMS_IN_FINLAND_AND_RUSSIA.pdf?sequence=1 http://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/25777/DISTRICT_...
- oh_sigh 8y agoI have a single tankless heater in my basement which services hot water to the whole house - no high voltage close to living spaces.
- rimliu 8y agoI am not sure about "much more efficient". It was not an uncommon view to see a strip of land with no snow on it in winter when everything else is covered. The secret? There are hot water pipes underneath. I have no idea how much energy was lost in transport.
- jpatokal 8y agoA number of Nordic cities do this on purpose to keep pedestrian streets free of snow and ice.
- dole 8y agoHolland, Michigan in the US is notable for this. https://www.cityofholland.com/streets/snowmelt https://www.cityofholland.com/streets/snowmelt
- citrin_ru 8y agoIn Russia heat from power plants is often used to heat water for residential buildings. Main product is electricity and heat is byproduct.