Re: Newspapers & plumbing


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Posted by Owen Roberts on December 18, 2011 at 17:07:19 user OwenRoberts.

In Reply to: Re: Newspapers posted by Eric Abraham on December 18, 2011 at 06:00:56:

Certainly the house in which I grew up in North London in the 1940's had a geyser in the bathroom.
It lurked in one corner over the bath and was used when one needed hot water for successive baths that exceeded the capacity of the boiler two floors below or in summer time when the boiler remained unlit.
It was basically a polished copper tank with a flue in the centre. There was a ring of gas jets at the base which always lit with a bang. There was a tap at the base of the geyser which flowed directly into the bath from a height.
Matches to light the geyser had to be kept in another room otherwise the striking strip on the outside went soggy. (Later one did learn to strike safety matches on a window pane anyway).
I cannot remember whether the flue vented outside, I hope it did otherwise my family were very lucky. Obviously the geyser was connected to the cold water supply to replenish the tank. I think this was tap controlled, so that one could empty the geyser before letting in more cold water.



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