>> I remember one place i worked in, it had a boiler with a tap above
>> it to keep it supplied with water. It was huge probably 60 or 70 litres
>> , god knows how much it cost to run.
Burco boilers were standard issue in office kitchenettes when I first joined the Civil Service. Never saw one that auto-filled; they needed topping up with a jug.
Quite a useful source of heat in old fashioned single glazed offices - at least the tea point was warm.
Needed to remember to empty and swill out now and then. In one place we turned up after a long weekend to find the water tasting and smelling yucky. Closer examination found globules of oil floating on top and a rancid smell. Emptying and washing out a few times sorted it.
Nobody would own up but the suspicion was somebody who made sandwiches in the office had put a pat of butter on top of the Burco (it had a lid) and it had melted.
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