Hot Water service and All About the Way They Work

The bare necessities of a household are many and just like we need food, clothes and water for a livelihood, there are other factors needed for a comfortable living. In countries with a chilling winters, hot water is a necessity. Hot water services are supplied by innumerable brands and have different categories based on the type of tank system and water heating methods.

Hot Water System

Choosing the correct appliance for your household is never an easy task and requires a lot of research and patience. The correct appliance helps you with:

• Lowering your electricity bill
• Saving you from the hassle of reinstalling and changing the appliance
• Helping you with your long-term financial budgeting.

There are various categories of water heaters. The common classification is according to the method of their delivery of hot water. There are:

1. Storage water heaters store water in tanks and are advisable to be installed if you have a high demand for hot water usage in your household.
2. Continuous flow water heaters are instantaneous systems that heat water as per need and supply hot water whenever you need it. These are advisable to be installed for smaller households or small business setups.

How does a hot water service work?

The key components of a water heater are:

• A thermostat is responsible for sensing the temperature of the water.
• A cold-water supply allows water to flow into the heater.
• A hot water outlet allows the heated water to flow out for use.

The thermostat is necessary since it helps to switch the current flow on and off depending on the need. Once the water temperature reaches a preset temperature the thermostat opens to allow current flow and once the temperature drops to the set level, the thermostat shuts down the current supply. A dial attached to the thermostat helps us set the required temperature of the water.

When the consumer opens the hot water tap, cold water enters the water heater and sensing the temperature drop the thermostat is triggered.

Depending on the mode of power supply hot water services are of different types. These are:

Solar-powered heaters:

• Saves money in the long term.
• Expensive to buy initially
• Even works on cloudy days since they have a booster installed which kicks in and triggers the heating mechanism.
• Highly environment friendly.
• Highly energy-saving systems.
• The only drawback is the installation of the solar panels in the right direction since that requires a lot of space clearance.

Gas-powered heaters:

• These are ideal for large households with high hot water demand.
• These run on natural gas or liquid petroleum gas.
• These are highly environment friendly.
• Helps cut down on your electricity bill by leaps and bounds.
• These are highly energy efficient but require a lot of space clearance for installation.

Electric water heaters:

• These are extremely common and almost obsolete too.
• They have high energy consumption.
• These are not environment friendly due to greenhouse gas emissions.

The hot water service mainly looks like huge metal cylinders and are installed in the laundry or basements of household and apart from their power supply and water supply type, the other points to be kept in mind during their installation are:

• Ease of installation
• Amount of water usage in the house
• Budget
• Space availability.

Thus, while installing you should pay great attention to your choice of hot water service so that it will save your future troubles of reconsidering the decision.