Yes, it's winter

[growler_south]

So it finally got cold enough to crank up the coal stove, though Brian insists on calling it a wood burner and freaking out whenever I put coal into it. Says it makes him feel positively industrial revolution or something.

Anyway, the delightful fireplace heats the house (as long as we point a fan at it to stir up the air) and boils the water in the hot water cylinder. Literally boils it, with a sudden and terrifying gu-BLUP! sound and accompanying screams from whoever is in the shower, as their flesh is blanched from their bones.

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[sinnabor.livejournal.com]

It has a "temperer" that's supposed to limit the hot water to something just above where the water heater's thermostat is set - but it's mechanical, and not all that quick to respond.

Except for some reason the laundry sink is plumbed in directly to the untempered hot water, so you can dispense near-boiling water there. Not sure why you'd want to, and it far exceeds the washing machine's specifications.