"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
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> On 3/15/2013 5:46 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> "dsi1" > wrote
>>> On 3/14/2013 12:35 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> Our unit looks exactly the same as the one Sheldon posted, and of
>>>> course
>>>> does both central heating and hot water
>>>>
>>> My step-mother said that the houses in her town (Gothenburg?) was
>>> heated by water coming in from a hot water factory and distributed by
>>> underground pipes. That was the nuttiest thing that I ever heard.
>>> Those Swedes!
>>
>> I saw that in Lincoln (UK)! About 30 years ago, a woman I knew moved
>> into a house on a new estate and all the houses were served by a central
>> boiler Never heard of it since though and I haven't been there for
>> many years, so I don't know if it is still in operation.
>>
> A place I stayed in central Reykyavik had radiators heated by volcanic hot
> water...

Cool ... er... or maybe ... not cool iyswim )

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