How does the heater in my apartment work?

☆skyblue: How does the heater in my apartment work?
I live in a big apartment building that’s probably 25 years old. The building has free water and free heat to all the residents. The heater runs along the floor on one wall in the living room, bedroom, and bathroom. I know that there is water running through the heaters because sometimes I can hear it. Also, the people down the hall turned the knobs on the heater & hot water sprayed out. (Our lease agreements say that we’re not suppose to touch the knobs and they were evicted.) Our apartments are toasty warm and very dry. I assumed the apartments were steam heated. But, the lady next door said that it can’t be steam heat because the apartments wouldn’t be so dry. Also, if I change the temp on the thermostat, the temp in my apartment doesn’t seem to change. Can anyone explain how this heating system works?

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Answer by hulkrules12384
If you want to get warm why not try setting a fire in the house?