On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 03:31:53 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 2:14:22 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:35:22 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Ok! We used to have a tank like the one you describe ... over 30 years ago.
>> > The boiler I have now is common here.
>>
>> Nobody uses a boiler for heat other than old and out of date
>> apartments in big cities.
>
>Hot water heating is not uncommon outside big cities, but forced-air
>is the most common kind.

Not in the US north east... most homes where I live heat with hot
water baseboard, some with propane but most with oil. Very few here
heat with forced hot air... too costly in so cold a climate, hot air
offers no residual heat. Hot air heat works best in relativly warm
climates because that kind of ductwork works for AC too.