The water coming into your home is usually cold or at least cool, depending on the time of the year. To have water raised to a temperature which is hot enough to wash dishes or to have a hot shower, water heaters in Tulsa OK are necessary.
The traditional water heater looks like a big drum and is usually found in the basement of the house. Many of the new style water heaters give hot water on demand and do not require a holding tank at all. Hot water heaters in Tulsa OK are really simple machines; they are not much more than a big tank of water and some device which heats the water, but they actually are much more complex as they take full advantage of the principle that heat rises.
Traditional tank type water heaters in Tulsa OK have a capacity of between 40 and 60 gallons of water at between 50 and 100 psi, pounds per square inch, of pressure. The exterior of the tank is insulated with material such as batting or polyurethane foam. Over the insulating material there is a further shroud which may or may not be further insulated.
Water enters the water heaters in Tulsa OK through a pipe at the top of the tank and it flows to the tank bottom where it is heated. The flow of water into the tank is controlled by an automatic shut off valve which is located outside the tank and above it. The pipe that carries the hot water from the tank is suspended in the tank near the top. Hot water heaters in Tulsa OK are thermostatically controlled so that the water temperature can be set at a comfortable and usable level. The water is heated by either an electric element or a gas burner which is located below the tank; a gas fueled water heater has a chimney stack. The electric elements that heat the water are installed so that they are in direct contact with the water; no chimney stack is required for electric water heaters in Tulsa OK. At the bottom of the unit is a drain valve which is used when the tank must be drained to either replace the heating elements or to clean the sediment from it. For safety, the system is equipped with a pressure relief valve and to retard corrosion a sacrificial anode made of magnesium is suspended in the water chamber.
The temperature of the water is recommended to be maintained between 120 and 140 degrees F, the lower the temperature in water heaters in Tulsa OK the less expensive they are to run. The water temperature can be set to as high as 180F but that is not recommended, especially if you have small children as at that temperature it is scalding. Visit the website to know more.
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