The great red bridge across the bay has been painted for sixty years without a break. As soon as the workers reach one end, they go back and start again at the other.
The reason is rust. Salt air eats into bare steel, and a small brown spot can grow into a hole in a single wet winter. The paint they use is waterproof, and each layer must dry for two full days before the next one goes on.
Modern coatings last longer, so the team today is smaller than it was in 1970. Even so, the painters like to say that their work will never truly be finished.
Book a visit and find out where your heat goes
The check is free for houses built before 2000. Newer homes pay NT$800.
We do not sell heaters, boilers or air conditioners; we only give advice. Call 05-778-2200 or book online. Saturday visits fill up six weeks ahead, so plan early.
Dear Mr. Chang,
Thank you for the price list you sent on Monday. Before we order, there are three things we need to check.
First, are the copper tubes sold in three-meter lengths only? Our workshop door is just 2.4 meters wide.
Second, the list gives one price for steel wire and another for aluminium wire, but the sizes are missing. Could you let us know what they are?
Third, you offer a ten percent discount on orders over NT$50,000. Does that include delivery, or is it charged separately?
We hope to place the order on Friday, so an early reply would help us a great deal.
Best regards,
Lin Wei-chen
Share of the island's electricity by source, in percent.
| Source | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal and other fuels | 62 | 54 | 41 |
| Nuclear | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Wind and solar | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| Imported power | 16 | 19 | 21 |
Wind and solar grew fastest, but there is still no cheap way to store the power they produce. On still, cloudy days the island buys more electricity from its neighbor.