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2. Here's How Often You Should Drain Your Water Heater ... - AOL

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   Step 1: Shut off the cold water supply on the top of the water heater. Step 2: Next, disconnect the power to the water heater or shut off the gas supply. The water inside the tank will be hot, so ...

3. Heat trap - Wikipedia

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   Microcirculation on the left: Heated water is rising into the pipe on top of the hot water tank, cooling off on the sides of the pipe and thence circulating back into the tank. Right: Circulation of hot water is inhibited by the loop in the pipe. Heat traps are valves or loops of pipe on the cold water inlet and hot water outlet of water heaters.

4. 20 Ways to Lower Your Electric Bill This Winter

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   Lower the Hot Water Heater Temperature The default temperature for water heaters is 140 degrees, which wastes between $36 and $61 a year, according to the Department of Energy.

5. What to set your thermostat to this winter: U.S. Department ...

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   During really cold weather, open the cold and hot water tap and let the water run at a trickle to keep the water in the pipes moving. If a faucet does not have separate hot and cold water handles ...

6. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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   The visible water surface in a toilet is the top of the trap's water seal. Each fixture drain, with exceptions, must be vented so that negative air pressure in the drain cannot siphon the trap dry, to prevent positive air pressure in the sewer from forcing gases past the water seal, and to prevent explosive sewer gas buildup.

7. Water heat recycling - Wikipedia

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   Installation of a double-walled copper-on-copper heat exchanger in a vertical section of the master drain line in a Canadian home (2007) Water heat recycling (also known as drain water heat recovery, waste water heat recovery, greywater heat recovery, [citation needed] or sometimes shower water heat recovery [citation needed]) is the use of a heat exchanger to recover energy and reuse heat ...