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Propane gas is the norm for hot water, cooking and heating in your Mexico home

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Gas is an important element in homes here in Mexico — propane gas. We use it to cook our food, heat our water, occasionally to heat our homes and dry our clothes. Now remember that this is not natural gas, but a mixture of propane and butane gas, which is a petroleum byproduct that burns […]

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Water pressure systems versus the rooftop tinaco tank in the Mexican home

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Traditionally, the water pressure in your Mexican home would be supplied by a tank of water up on the roof of your home that is called a tinaco in Spanish. Water draining from the tank flows under the force of gravity to the various water fixtures inside the home. This traditionally open water system provides a constant […]

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