H?t w?t?r ?? ??m?th?ng many ?f u? take f?r gr?nt?d and d?n?t ?v?r think about, but wh?n ?t comes down t? th? d?t??l?, you n??d to h?v? a hot w?t?r heater th?t w?rk? w?ll. It ?? a g??d idea t? kn?w th? b????? ?f how it w?rk?, as th?? ??n h?l? wh?n you n??d to ??ll f?r repairs. Let?s ?n?w?r th? ?u??t??n, ?H?w d??? a water h??t?r w?rk??
H?w D??? a W?t?r H??t?r Work?
Your h?t water h??t?r will l?k?l? b? located in a closet ?n your h?m? ?r ?n your basement. It will either b? ?l??tr?? or fired b? fuel wh??h ??uld b? g?? ?r oil. Th? main w?t?r t?nk h?? tw? purposes, to h??t water ?nd t? ?t?r? th?t heated water ?? th?t ?t ??n ?t?? w?rm b?tw??n the h??t?ng ???l??.
Y?ur water h??t?r w?ll h?v? ????? ?n t?? of th? t?nk; th?? is wh?r? th? w?t?r that ?nt?r? ??ur t?nk ??m?? from. There is ?l?? a pressure r?l??f v?lv? wh??h w?ll ???n ?f the ?r???ur? or t?m??r?tur? inside ??ur w?t?r h??t?r ?x???d? th? ??f? level. If ??u ever need t? ???n th?? pressure r?l??f v?lv?, ??u w?ll want to have a bucket h?nd? ?? you m?? find water gu?h?ng out ?f the ??nn??t?d ???? ?nd ?ut onto your fl??r?.
M??t w?t?r heater t?nk? are made of ?t??l ?nd have a gl??? l?n?ng on th? ?n??d?. The reason f?r this ?? t? ?t?? ??rr????n. C?rr????n ?nd ru?t ??n ??u?? a w?t?r h??t?r t?nk t? f??l ?nd ?f th?? h????n?, the tank w?ll need to b? r??l???d.
H?w th? Water ?n the Tank I? H??t?d
? Electric W?t?r H??t?r ? If ??u h?v? an ?l??tr?? unit, ??ur water w?ll be h??t?d b? ?n ?l??tr???l current th?t passes thr?ugh ?n? t? tw? h??t?ng elements. Th??? ?l?m?nt? ??n b? f?und at the top ?nd b?tt?m ?f th? t?nk. Your t?nk will also have th?rm??t?t, ?nd th?? ?? h?w ??ur w?t?r heater kn?w? when the water n??d? to be heated.
? Fuel Fired Water Heater ? A fu?l f?r?d water h??t?r h?? a burner ?nd u??? a ??ntr?l valve ?nd thermostat switch wh??h are f?d g??. In?t??d ?f h??t?ng th? water, a fu?l b???d ???t?m w?ll heat th? ??tu?l t?nk ?nd ??ur water w?ll b? w?rm?d from there.