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Hard water
Household appliances; Water heaters
Natural waters contain impurities in various proportions; traditionally hardness is a measure of calcium or dissolved solids in a solution. Below is a list of the types of hardness and their ...
Head loss
Household appliances; Water heaters
The pressure of water as measured at a stated point; it may be measured in feet or in pounds per square inch (PSI).
Heat trap
Household appliances; Water heaters
Restricts heat loss through water connexions to a tank.
Hydrojet
Household appliances; Water heaters
Cold inlet tube designed to reduce sediment build-up as well as increase efficiency and overall hot water availability in the water heater.
Energy guide label
Household appliances; Water heaters
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires that gas, electric and oil residential automatic storage water heaters be labelled to show 1.) an estimated annual cost of operation for that particular ...
Expansion tank
Household appliances; Water heaters
Designed to absorb excess pressure due to thermal expansion, e.g. closed system.