In article <68g5esF2sjf7eU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Mikko Peltoniemi
<mikkopel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer) wrote:
>
>> I don't think you've seen a lot of it done in new construction. I
>
>With electrical, I haven't seen every outlet come directly from
>the breaker box, true. And I didn't even mean each being on its
>own circuit. But I have seen star method being used rather
>than a chain. Ie. a big cable comes from the breaker to a nearby
>distribution box, and then from there to each outlet.
>
>Except at my work, where when I got a new computer room, I requested
>that the computer room's outlets were each on their own circuit, and
>separate from other equipment.
>
>But as far as water goes, definitely it's done so that all pipes are
>individually drawn from the main line all the way to the faucet. This
>prevents stupid things happening like being scalded while taking a
>shower when someone flushes the toilet. Which seems to be an American
>phenomenon.
Only if you don't size the feeder pipes correctly. That said, they do
something similar with radiant heating. Of course, they almost have to or
you'd have valves way out yonder, rather in one location.
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charles
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