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This sounds like a difference between ussr proper and the more broader “eastern block”, as I haven’t seen a single dial on those things in a whole country. The
by Muromec 3y ago
This sounds like a difference between ussr proper and the more broader “eastern block”, as I haven’t seen a single dial on those things in a whole country. The fact you even meter those per-apartment makes me believe even more.
The further western you go from the epicenter of this shitshow, the more amenities those things get
- Tade0 3y agoThat might be it, as the mentioned commie blocks I lived in are all in Poland. I don't know if the dials were there during communism as well, but I remember noticing that the radiator in my school did not have one (save for a hex key valve) and thinking it was unusual, so they were already common in the mid 90s.