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It's a thing in the US. If you're ever walking around Manhattan and see steam coming out of a traffic cone, that's the side effect of district heating (groundw
by jrockway 5y ago
It's a thing in the US. If you're ever walking around Manhattan and see steam coming out of a traffic cone, that's the side effect of district heating (groundwater hitting the very hot steam pipes and vaporizing).
- andi999 5y agoWhich should not happen, I mean do you not insulate the pipes?
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- Rebelgecko 5y agoWon't insulating the pipes reduce the heating effectiveness?
- KptMarchewa 5y agoNo. It would reduce transport losses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulated_pipe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulated_pipe
- lillecarl 5y agoNot a common thing != not a thing