The thing on the wall is a Rinnai Tankless Water Heater. They're supposedly popular in smaller homes without room for the traditional tank heaters, and for those looking to save a few bucks on their energy bill.
Are there any places where you *don't* have to pay in public bath houses? Especially when they have warm water and aren't just an unheated outdoor pool or lake/river?
sillycon said: The thing on the wall is a Rinnai Tankless Water Heater. They're supposedly popular in smaller homes without room for the traditional tank heaters, and for those looking to save a few bucks on their energy bill.
Tankless heaters have uses beyond size and savings, as they also mean you dont run out of hot water, so houses that have more people living in them (and houses with multiple bathrooms) would find them useful as it would mean that showers would not need to be as short.