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2. Tips for troubleshooting water heater issues - AOL

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   Your gas hot water heater isn't a toy. It’s a highly pressurized machine. Always turn off the gas and power before working on your heater. And if there’s a standing pool of water, shut off the ...

3. 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 ...

4. Tankless water heating - Wikipedia

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   Power outage: In case of a power outage, tankless heaters cannot supply hot water, unlike tank based heaters which can supply the hot water stored in the tank. LED Light Strobe effect: Most residential demand water heaters act by modulating the heating elements to match the flow rate. This is required to prevent overheating in the heating chamber.

5. 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]

6. 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 ...

7. Pilot light - Wikipedia

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   In natural gas furnaces, water heaters, and room heating systems, a safety cut-off switch is normally included so that the gas supply to the pilot and heating system is shut off by an electrically operated valve if the pilot light goes out. This cut-off switch usually detects the pilot light in one of several ways: A flame rectification device. [2]