1/12/2009

water boilers.

Soooo, as I was showering earlier I remembered that in Big Bear all the hot steamy water ran out after only one person showered! So then I began wondering how big the water boiler is for my building. There are 10 floors of 50 people and 1 floor of 2 which adds up to 502 people. And each floor has 8 showers (besides the 11th floor) which means there's 82 showers. And so that means 82 showers that could be going all at once! Moreover, a 20-30 min shower uses 50-75 gallons of water (Yes, I looked this up.) The question then is how big is the damn water boiler and where does it go?! Really if you think about it, it has to be enormous! A monstrocity! I wonder if it's a giant tank sitting out somewhere secluded with undergroun pipes supplying water to the building. Or maybe it's this humongous tank under the building where if the elevator fails and crashes into the ground through it, it will cause a massive flood!
Ok, that is all.

3 comments:

Kelsey Wong said...

oh monica. it's probably normal sized but just heats up water fast so its consistently being filled as its used. no?

i can't believe the wonder of water heaters was enough to generate a post -___-

linjamarie said...

-__- do your homework, momo.

Vivian said...

i still feel terrible for using up all of the hot water.... SORRY GUYS!!!!