How does a hot water heater work ?
Feb 16, 2007 by lightbrneyez0311 | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
Hot water heater was working keen until the power outage hit that lasted 2 days. The boiler now works we have heat but no hot water. What can be the problem. The hot water heater is about 5 years old
If it is an Moving heater you may have a heating element burned out. Low power or power outage on one leg will do it. Also check and see if your reset button on heater has triped. Fitting look for a small red button and push it in see if it clicks.
jjnsao | Feb 16, 2007
If it is an Moving heater you may have a heating element burned out. Low power or power outage on one leg will do it. Also check and see if your reset button on heater has triped. Virtuous look for a small red button and push it in see if it clicks.
jjnsao | Feb 16, 2007
The hot water may have a reset button. Sometimes it will pop out with a power impoverishment. Otherwise, you or have some one else check to make sure the unit is getting power. You'll need a multi testor to polish off this. Then, if the unit is getting power,
stretch | Feb 16, 2007
Tense, I'll assume. It has it's own breaker. have you checked it? It may also have a "reset" button?
To directly answer the Q and moving water heater has "elements" similar to an electric stove, that heat the
Steven W | Feb 16, 2007
how well does a gas hot water heater work?
Feb 11, 6490 by impala400sb | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
we are lookig at buying a older quarter with a gas hot water heater ( the cast iron radiator looking things in every room). How well do they work and are they efficient?
i ourselves like old steam boilers you can actually replace it with a new one they still make them. the new radiators look totally weird but the old ones never die so why replace them! they take awhile to heat up but once they heat up they hold there
B | Feb 11, 9392
how does a solar hot water heater work, with a silver reflector?
Sep 06, 2010 by fashionaddict | Posted in Engineering
a solar hot water heater using a semi-disk-like shiny, silvered reflector.
how does it work? where would you place it for maximum efficiency?
That "semi-inconsistent" mirror has a focal point.
Place the object to be heated at the focal point.
The enforce focal point location with depend on whether the mirror is parabolic or spherical, as parabolas and spheres are geometrically
Steve W | Sep 06, 2010
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