The coffee machine was mistakenly connected to the heating system pipes.
This week, for instance, Honda is introducing a redesigned version of its Accord mid-size sedan with an infotainment system that pipes Facebook into the car.
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At the new Intercontinental Hotels resort at Bora Bora, air conditioning for its 80 villas on a pristine lagoon comes from a system of pipes extending 1.5 miles offshore and 3, 000 feet deep, tapping the cooling power of 41-degree seawater.
As on the previous floor, there was an improvised system of metal pipes to remove the exhaust from a gas heater.
Opponents of the method, however, are saying that the conversion process uses great amounts of fossil fuels and that it harms marine life through its vast duct system whereby it pipes water into the desalination facilities.
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For instance, the elaborate system of manifolds and pipes had to be designed to avoid any 90-degree corners, so the bulky material used in the junk shot didn't get stuck.
To drill the well, engineers have devised an ingenious system of hollow "riser pipes" that create a hermetic seal between the well opening on the sea floor and the ship swaying above.
Rather than using rubber hoses to connect the stationary and moving parts of the building, 3sixty's ingenious plumbing system employs horizontal ring-shaped pipes made of steel.
The base, which housed peacekeepers from Nepal - where cholera is endemic - had leaking sewage pipes which contaminated a river system.
This process, sometimes called naked sponsored access, involves a brokerage or trading system allowing their customers to use their pipes to trade in the markets.
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Others are more ambitious, requiring new construction or even an extensive rebuilding of city infrastructure consider what is needed to add a second set of pipes for a water-reuse system.
Officials with the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company said Tuesday evening that they received regulatory approval to restart the Trans Alaska Pipeline System to avoid freezing temperatures from affecting the pipes.
The theory is relatively simple: Seawater and freshwater, filtered to remove silt, are fed into pipes which lead to a membrane system, made up of spiral coils to maximize surface area.
The broadband-in-gas system differs from traditional BPL by using subterranean gas pipes instead of electrical wires.
Using Bluetooth, the hardware can connect to iOS and Android devices and pipes audio from any app through a car's sound system.
"We are dealing with an unprecedented level of bursts not only on our system but also on the private supply side - on customers' own pipes, " he said.
The HighDro Power system works by harnessing the considerable energy from falling waste water in the soil pipes of high-rises, converting it to electricity.
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