John W. <worthj1970@yahoo.com> wrote:

> One thing I was thinking of that exists in Japan that doesn't in the
> US (not sure about other places): water heated right at the place you
> need it. Now, in the US there are inline water heating systems, but
> I've yet to see anything like they have in Japan, which is a sizeable
> unit that sits right next to the tub (for example) and lets you adjust
> the water temp on the spot. 

In Britain, there used to be gas water-heaters (called Geysers) that
were mounted on the wall above the bath and heated the water as
required, but I have a feeling there was a series of accidents caused by
badly maintained units--leaking coal gas would suffocate the bathers or
explode--so they were out-lawed. The modern electrical ones are nowhere
near as good at producing a wide stream of hot water suitable for a
shower.

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