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2. Tips for troubleshooting water heater issues - AOL

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   Tank-style water heaters use natural gas or an electric coil to heat the water in the tank. Gas water heaters are generally less energy-efficient than electric water heaters, but the cost of ...

3. Ventilation (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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   Ventilation is a part of structural firefighting tactics, and involves the expulsion of heat and smoke from a burning building, permitting the firefighters to more easily and safely find trapped individuals and attack the fire. It is frequently performed from the outside of a burning building while the fire is being extinguished on the inside.

4. Heat and smoke vent - Wikipedia

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   The majority of guidance available for design of heat and smoke building vents installed in buildings is restricted to nonsprinklered, single-story buildings. [4] This is partly a historical consequence of the installation of heat and smoke vents following the August 1953 General Motors, Livonia, MI major fire in a nonsprinklered manufacturing facility which effectively stopped the production ...

5. Water heating - Wikipedia

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   Two conflicting safety issues affect water heater temperature—the risk of scalding from excessively hot water greater than 55 °C (131 °F), and the risk of incubating bacteria colonies, particularly Legionella, in water that is not hot enough to kill them. Both risks are potentially life-threatening and are balanced by setting the water ...

6. 11 Reasons Why Your Water Is Only Lukewarm - AOL

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   This type of water heater could be 24% to 34% more energy-efficient than a traditional water heater, according to the Department of Energy. Tankless water heaters can also save space, as they don ...

7. 7 Space Heater Safety Tips You Absolutely Need to Follow This ...

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   Whenever using space heaters in a bathroom or kitchen, take all precautions to reduce the risk of electric shock whether that's positioning your heater away from water sources like sinks and ...

8. Automatic bleeding valve - Wikipedia

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   A dry valve acts as an air vent until a dribble of water passes through it and swells the cartridge. If the valve dries out again, it re-opens. A characteristic of these valves is that they function best on the hot delivery side of a radiator and may not open as vents unless the water supply is hot. [8]

9. Furnace (central heating) - Wikipedia

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   One advantage of a boiler is that the furnace can provide hot water for bathing and washing dishes, rather than requiring a separate water heater. One disadvantage to this type of application is when the boiler breaks down, neither heating nor domestic hot water are available. Air convection heating systems have been in use for over a century.