The video (below) shows the water heater that I used for bathing at my homestay family’s (my other friends didn’t enjoy warm bathing water except on the excursion but that’s beside the point – they would have their own experiences to share about bathing daily with a huge tub of water and a scoop).
So, the title of the video should have given you clear ideas about the workings of this particular water heater – it works like a gas stove. When I turn on the hot water tap sufficiently, the heater will perform its fire-spewing ability and heat up the water before letting it come through the shower head!
WHICH WAS REALLY SCARY, I must say. The first day I used it, I thought something exploded! I was still shocked by it on the second day. And mildly disturbed in the days after. After all, fire-spewing isn’t something I’m used to back in Singapore.
When I posted this on Facebook, my friend asked if I tried cooking an egg with it? Ridiculous really (how was I supposed to do that?!) but hilarious for her to come up with such a suggestion.
On hindsight, I’m glad I didn’t do stupid things with it because I suspect it’s antique material after reading the eldest son’s comment on my video on Facebook,
“Hahahahahaha,,I think you would not find that kind of water heater anymore in Singapore (^^) I can’t even remember when my mom bought it XP”
The process of bathing was arduous because with a stove-like heater, the temperature keeps increasing (that’s how stoves work!). I took very very long to bathe each time because halfway through I would have to readjust the water temperature until it becomes comfortably warm and not scorching hot (actually that would have been sufficient for me to cook an egg really...).
So, the title of the video should have given you clear ideas about the workings of this particular water heater – it works like a gas stove. When I turn on the hot water tap sufficiently, the heater will perform its fire-spewing ability and heat up the water before letting it come through the shower head!
WHICH WAS REALLY SCARY, I must say. The first day I used it, I thought something exploded! I was still shocked by it on the second day. And mildly disturbed in the days after. After all, fire-spewing isn’t something I’m used to back in Singapore.
When I posted this on Facebook, my friend asked if I tried cooking an egg with it? Ridiculous really (how was I supposed to do that?!) but hilarious for her to come up with such a suggestion.
On hindsight, I’m glad I didn’t do stupid things with it because I suspect it’s antique material after reading the eldest son’s comment on my video on Facebook,
“Hahahahahaha,,I think you would not find that kind of water heater anymore in Singapore (^^) I can’t even remember when my mom bought it XP”
The process of bathing was arduous because with a stove-like heater, the temperature keeps increasing (that’s how stoves work!). I took very very long to bathe each time because halfway through I would have to readjust the water temperature until it becomes comfortably warm and not scorching hot (actually that would have been sufficient for me to cook an egg really...).
Sometimes I can smell the gas which is mildly disturbing, because in Singapore if I smell that I usually think of 3 things: someone wants to commit suicide, someone forgot to switch off the stove or there is gas leak somewhere somehow – and then *suffocates* *explodes* *OMG*.
Scary thoughts really. At least I got my warm/hot/scorching hot bathing water...
Khoo Choon Yen :)
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