Water Heater Reviews » heating elements http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com Electric, Natural Gas, Propane, Tankless, Instant Hot Water Heaters and More... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:20:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 why my hot water heater tank makes a thumping sound? http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/why-my-hot-water-heater-tank-makes-a-thumping-sound.html http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/why-my-hot-water-heater-tank-makes-a-thumping-sound.html#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:19:44 +0000 Water Heaters http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/why-my-hot-water-heater-tank-makes-a-thumping-sound.html

when I turn on the hot water I notice the water pressure doesn’t flow smoothly but has hesistation and makes noise in the pipes
I have traditional heater tank, we drained it over the weekend and cleaned the heating elements. This unit is 6 months old and the elements had build up on them already.
When the hot water is running we hear this noise, nothings in the attic the house is total electric. The unit is in the garage on a stand! The noise sounds like it’s in the pipes, wonder if it’s air in my pipes?

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One side of the heating elements will not shut off. When you turn the hot water on, the unit blows steam and scalding water. When the water is off. The unit pops and cracks. When you touch one of the plastic element housings, it is warm to hot to the touch.


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    ]]>     http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/bosch-ae125-electric-water-heater-will-not-shut-off.html/feed 1     What causes a thermostat of an electric water heater to have to be reset? http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/what-causes-a-thermostat-of-an-electric-water-heater-to-have-to-be-reset.html http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/what-causes-a-thermostat-of-an-electric-water-heater-to-have-to-be-reset.html#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:44:52 +0000 Water Heaters

    It seems like every 24 hours or if all the hot water has been used up the thermostat in the water heater needs to be reset. Does anyone have any suggestions. I recently changed the thermostats, heating elements and breaker in the power box. What else can cause this to happen?


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    ]]>     http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/what-causes-a-thermostat-of-an-electric-water-heater-to-have-to-be-reset.html/feed 3     question regarding power loads and a motor? http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/question-regarding-power-loads-and-a-motor.html http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/question-regarding-power-loads-and-a-motor.html#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:06:35 +0000 Water Heaters

    2)A commercial building has the following electrical loads.

    A 10 kW water heater, a 10,000 watt lighting system, a 1.5 kW air conditioning unit, three 750 watt heating elements, and a motor load of 7.5 horsepower operating at an efficiency of approximately 80% and a power factor of 0.95.

    a)Determine the power demand when all loads are energized.

    b)Determine the reduced demand when the following conditions occur:
    i)Summer loading: 50% motor load and no heating elements, with the other loads remaining the same.

    ii)Winter loading: 75% motor load, and no air conditioning with other loads operating at maximum.


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    ]]>     http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/question-regarding-power-loads-and-a-motor.html/feed 1     power demand refering to 7.5 hp motor load at 80% efficieny and pf of 0.95? http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/power-demand-refering-to-7-5-hp-motor-load-at-80-efficieny-and-pf-of-0-95.html http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/power-demand-refering-to-7-5-hp-motor-load-at-80-efficieny-and-pf-of-0-95.html#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:10:53 +0000 Water Heaters

    I have this question that I can not answer… I have no idea where the eff and pf play a role with regards to a motor.

    A commercial building has the following electrical loads.

    A 10 kW water heater, a 10,000 watt lighting system, a 1.5 kW air conditioning unit, three 750 watt heating elements, and a motor load of 7.5 horsepower operating at an efficiency of approximately 80% and a power factor of 0.95.

    a)Determine the power demand when all loads are energized.

    b)Determine the reduced demand when the following conditions occur:
    i)Summer loading: 50% motor load and no heating elements, with the other loads remaining the same.

    ii)Winter loading: 75% motor load, and no air conditioning with other loads operating at maximum.


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    ]]>     http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/power-demand-refering-to-7-5-hp-motor-load-at-80-efficieny-and-pf-of-0-95.html/feed 1     electric water heater problem? http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/electric-water-heater-problem.html http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/electric-water-heater-problem.html#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:27:46 +0000 Water Heaters

    I have an electric water heater, and it stopped producing hot water, only cold water comes out of my hot taps. Hubby presed the reset button, but it only heats the water for a short period of time and then it’s back to cold water again. What could be causing this, how can it be fixed, and is it something I or hubby can do ourselves? I was told that my heating elements (whatever those are) may need to be replaced. Could that be the reason for the cold water?


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    ]]>     http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/electric-water-heater-problem.html/feed 11     Does anyone know anything about electric water heaters and why would one make water hot one day, cold the next http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/does-anyone-know-anything-about-electric-water-heaters-and-why-would-one-make-water-hot-one-day-cold-the-next.html http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/does-anyone-know-anything-about-electric-water-heaters-and-why-would-one-make-water-hot-one-day-cold-the-next.html#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 07:38:04 +0000 Water Heaters

    One day my hot water went cold. We thought that it just ran out of the hot water that was in the tank. Well, we waited about a day and a half and it still was cold. So we located the temperature gauge and reset it. Still cold. We tripped the electrical breaker and gave it enough time to warm up. So it did. It was warm for about a day, then it started the cold thing again. We went through everything again but this time it didn’t work. Could this be the heating elements or something.


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    ]]>     http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/does-anyone-know-anything-about-electric-water-heaters-and-why-would-one-make-water-hot-one-day-cold-the-next.html/feed 3     What part on the tankless hot water heater is most likely to fail? http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/what-part-on-the-tankless-hot-water-heater-is-most-likely-to-fail.html http://www.thewaterheaterreview.com/what-part-on-the-tankless-hot-water-heater-is-most-likely-to-fail.html#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:03:49 +0000 Water Heaters

    Our ph is 7.8 -8.0 and a very high carbonate hardness. Have to replace heating elements often. Am unable to use a water softener to ease the situation. How does hard water affect the tankless heater?


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