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

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   Step 4: Turn on the hot water at a nearby faucet and open the drain valve so the water can freely flow out of the tank through the hose. ... notice any water leaking anywhere from the heater, or ...

3. Heat trap - Wikipedia

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   Heat traps are valves or loops of pipe on the cold water inlet and hot water outlet of water heaters. The heat traps allow cold water to flow into the water heater tank, but prevent unwanted natural convection and heated water to flow out of the tank. [1] [2] Newer water heaters have built-in heat traps.

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

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   If a faucet does not have separate hot and cold water handles, drip lukewarm water. ... Identify the location of the main water valve and the valve on your water heater - learning the location of ...

5. Water heating - Wikipedia

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   In traditional plumbing in the UK, the space-heating boiler is set up to heat a separate hot water cylinder or water heater for potable hot water. Such water heaters are often fitted with an auxiliary electrical immersion heater for use if the boiler is out of action for a time. Heat from the space-heating boiler is transferred to the water ...

6. Storage water heater - Wikipedia

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   Solar heat is clean and renewable. This is the most modern system. Increasingly, solar powered water heaters are being used. Their solar thermal collectors are installed outside dwellings, typically on the roof or walls or nearby, and the potable hot water storage tank is typically a pre-existing or new conventional water heater, or a water heater specifically designed for solar thermal.

7. 20 Ways to Lower Your Electric Bill This Winter

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   11. Lower the Hot Water Heater Temperature. ... Sealing off your chimney — or at least closing the damper — prevents warm air from leaking out and cold air from wafting in. There are lots of ...