Instantaneous gas water heater (geyser)
Calentador instantáneo de agua a gas (geyser)
- Date
- 1868 · confidence medium
- Place
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- Benjamin Waddy Maughan
- Field
- Tools
What it is
An appliance with gas burners beneath a coil through which tap water passes and comes out hot at once. Its name, 'geyser', refers to Iceland's hot-water fountain.
It was costly and dangerous because it lacked a flue, causing carbon monoxide poisonings; the location is approximate.
What it led to
- running hot water in middle-class homes
- baths with hot water on demand
- Ruud's storage heaters (1889) and modern water heaters