This interesting bathroom appliance can either douse you with lukewarm water or send you leaping out of the shower. Many Costa Rican homes & small bed/breakfast spots do not have water heating systems. Instead, these instant access hot water appliances are installed as the showerhead. There are 2 electrical wires running along the galvanized iron water pipe and out into the wall. Water, metal & electricity in a confined space...what could go wrong?
Fortunately, we did not experience any shocks this time at our little hotel. (I remember a rustic cabina in the mountains on a previous trip where I wore my rubber flip flops to prevent an untimely defibrillator shock to the system.) To get hot water, it requires the touch of a safe-cracker to find the sweet spot on the faucet.
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