When I arrived in the Kingdom, it was winter and the weather was pleasant. It wasn't too cold, a light jacket was enough to keep you comfortable outside in the evenings. But the water in the bathroom or kitchen was a different matter. Fortunately, there are 'geysers' installed in those places, so I can get running hot water.Now it is summer, and the sun outside is scorching. The wind blowing in your face seems like a blast from the furnace. And the water from the fawcett is scalding. We can't take a shower during the day, even washing hands requires a get deal of mental strength.
The other day I was relating this problem to some friends, and one of them, an old Saudi hand, gave a simple tip that solved the problem without the need to spend a single halala. This is what he had suggested: turn off the geysers; since the geysers are inside the building, the water in the storage tanks will become cool if the power line is disconnected. Now if you use the cold water tap, you will get hot water from the overhead tank, but use the hot water tap, and you will get colder water from the geyser tank.
That was a nifty solution to what seemed to be an intractable or expensive-to-solve problem. I wish all problems here had such easy solutions.
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2 comments:
That's so funny! When I was younger, and it was summer, my hands would turn red after I wash them with water from the "cold" faucet. It didn't take me too long to discover the trick! Water from covered overhead tanks are usually not that hot though.
"necessity is the mother of invention"- how right the proverb is !!! :-) :-)
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