"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
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> On 3/14/2013 3:24 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>> "S Viemeister" > wrote
>>> On 3/14/2013 2:22 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> Not sure if what he has is the same as ours, but ours has cut costs
>>>> hugely. Our serves the whole house (4 floors) with hot water.
>>>
>>> I think yours is like mine - central heating and hot water - a combi
>>> boiler?
>>
>> Yes it is. Is that not usual in US?
>>
> Not where I am (NY metro area), although my in-laws on Long Island had an
> oil-fired system which did both central heating and hot water. Everyone
> else I know in the area has separate units. The hot water is typically
> provided by a large cylinder in the basement or integral garage, heated by
> either gas or electricity (ours is gas). I much prefer the system we have
> in Scotland, even with the inconvenience of oil deliveries (no gas mains
> within a hundred miles of our house).

Our unit looks exactly the same as the one Sheldon posted, and of course
does both central heating and hot water

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