I wrote few times I do not have hot water during summer. Some of you thought that’s a joke. I wish it is. Especially given the rent paid for the apartment.
But lack of hot water during summer months is part of socialist heritage. In ex-socialist countries heat and hot water are connected and provided centrally. The state decides - through a very complicated formula - when it will start heating and when it will stop it.
When the state stops heating in warmer months hot water is also not provided. The reason given for lack of hot water is annual maintenance of water pipes. Why in all other countries maintenance of hot water pipes can be done without having hot water supply disconnected remains a mystery to me.
Due to annual pipes maintenance my building had hot water switched off since end of June. Maintainance of pipes was to be finished by August 5th. But something happened and switching on was postponed for August 13th. The notes about hot water not being available are visibly put on the communal board. Than on Aug 13th I found a note with 13 being changed to 20th. That’s the photo above.
In my apartment I have a small boiler but it does not work properly. So I enjoy lukewarm showers.
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