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At least in the capital there are two separate systems for hot water, one with hot water pumped up from the ground, the other a heat exchanged cold water system
by MrDresden 3y ago
At least in the capital there are two separate systems for hot water, one with hot water pumped up from the ground, the other a heat exchanged cold water system.
Depending on where in the city you are, that is the hot water you get. The age of each building has nothing to do with it.
- pard68 3y agoYou're telling me that hot water is a utility in Iceland? You don't just get a cold line and heat it with your own water tank?
- MrDresden 3y agoYes, we have no gas infrastructure (for local heating of cold water) so we pipe hot water into each and every home. Tom Scott has a small video on it: https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=OgMXjAQ5q14 https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=OgMXjAQ5q14