Introducing the Boiler...

                   A boiler is a condensing heating system that is unique to Korea.

It's a matrix of pipes which runs through the entire floor area of a house. When the control box is turned on, hot water runs through the pipes making the floor comfortably warm.

People sleep on the floor on comforters called 'ibul'. There is really no need for a bed.^^

The boiler is an ingenius invention. It controls both water and room temperature in the house. It's actually better than the western radiator and fireplace.

During my stay at a hotel in Bournemouth, the B&B in Southampton, and even the Porchester Hotel in Bayswater,London, I found the room uncomfortably cold even though the radiator was on.

The fireplace, according to my British friend, provides heat to an isolated place like the living room so the rest of the house remains cold. I recall her saying that in winter she used to get changed right there in her living room because her own bedroom was cold. ^^

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[Dorothy]

ahoy pinsan! eh may blog ka pala nde mo sinasabi. i'll be a frequent visitor here from now on.

si pinsang jeruen meron din. bisitahin mo siya -> http://linguist-in-waiting.blogspot.com