Questions tagged [heater]
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Hot Water Heater Clogged?
I’ve been having a problem with my electric 40gal AO Smith hot water heater. The unit is four years old and was working fine up until a few days ago. This all started when I turned the main water ...
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Finland sauna heater wiring issues
I'm working on a harvia sauna heater (hsp904mxw) and a control unit for it (cx1004xw01) and I'm having some issues wiring it up. Shown options for wiring are 400v 3 phase, 230v 3 phase and 230v single ...
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Unscrew or cut old bathroom radiator
I have this old, non functional radiator (there is no water running anymore on that line).
I would like to remove it, but I would like to know: does it seem possible to remove it by unscrewing the ...
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How to grade usage of power extension cables
I don't know if my question belongs to this community but I'll start here.
Long story short, my grandparents were using a small personal heater in their room and used an extension cord to plug it in. ...
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How can I remotely control individual baseboard heaters?
I have a vacation home that sits over winter with electric baseboard heating. When the summer season starts up I want to be able to make sure the baseboard heating is turned off via the breaker so ...
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Water Heaters in Parallel on opposite side of house
We have 2 40 gallon electric Water heaters in Parallel on opposite sides of house. The amount of hot water we are getting from shower time for example leads me to believe we are only getting 40 ...
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Electric water heater tank booster [closed]
My tank booster is set to 120 degrees but the water isn’t hot enough. I want to increase the temperature. I tried using the Allen wrench and turning it counter clockwise but it won’t budge. Am I doing ...
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Why is my heater always flowing some water under the floor?
Looking for some answers about why is there a constant audible hissing and flow in the pipes coming to my heater at home. This is electric model.
The pipe that hisses goes along the boiler and down ...
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New Water Heater problems
Hi all and thanks in advance for any help I receive on this.
Just installed a new A.O. Smith Signature 100 Electric 50 gal. Made sure to fill tank completely before flipping breaker on. Waited 2 hrs ...
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Why is the neutral blade of my heater blackened?
I live in an old apartment where 2 electrical circuits have been installed, as was standard back then when people only had a few bulbs and maybe a radio set. Central heating works in all rooms except ...
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My bathroom���s baseboard heater will not shut off
I live in an older townhouse that has been updated but the heating system is still wall units in each room controlled by a wall thermostat. However in the bathroom it’s a baseboard heater that is ...
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Can a 1950s floor furnace be removed from below (crawl space)? [closed]
Recently demo-ed hallway desk revealed abandoned 1950s floor heater. Living room side had been patched over, hallway side has floor heater exposed. Is it possible to remove the furnace from below in ...
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Water heater T/P line dripping on side of house?
Overflow pipe from water heater was leaking on side of house. Was told I needed new water heater and expansion tank. Both replaced as well as a new PRV on main line. Still getting a constant drip in ...
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Yellow pilot light on infrared heater
I am using an LP infrared Dyna Glo 30,000btu heater with Mr.Heater dual regulator, and 100lb tank.
After needing to get a refill and buy a second 100lb tank for a backup, the pilot light on the heater ...
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Baseboard heater - bleeder valve and?
A plumber installed the following - see picture. I have no plumbing knowledge, but I believe the bigger piece (on the left) is an air "bleeding" valve but what is that red pull valve on the ...
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