dananrg@yahoo.com (dnrg) wrote in message news:<c1888d06.0306230328.43a940f7@posting.google.com>...
> Thanks to Mark, Elbow, and John W. 

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. Most inline systems I've seen in the US
don't have that little feature, which I happen to like.

John W.