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1562

Gas water heater

· p. 271

A cutaway drawing shows a storage-type gas water heater with an insulated tank and a burner beneath it. The cold-water supply connects to a dip tube extending toward the bottom of the tank, while the hot-water outlet lea

1607.5

High efficiency gas water heater

· p. 281

A cutaway depicts a high-efficiency gas storage water heater with a burner at the base and a long helical heat exchanger inside the tank. Arrows show combustion products traveling through the heat exchanger and into an e

1614.2

Tankless water heater (gas)

· p. 283

The illustration shows a gas-fired tankless water heater supplying a sink, with the cabinet opened to reveal its internal components. Blue piping carries cold water to both the sink and the heater, passing through a flow

1563

External (floating) tank water heater (oil-fired)

· p. 271

A cross section shows an oil-fired water heater with an internal water tank surrounded by an external combustion-gas passage. An oil burner fires into a refractory-lined chamber beneath the tank, and arrows show hot gase

1574.5

FVIR (Flammable Vapor Ignition Resistant) water heater

· p. 274

The illustration shows a cutaway of a flammable vapor ignition resistant (FVIR) gas-fired storage water heater. Hot-water outlet and cold-water supply connections flank the exhaust vent at the top, and an internal dip tu

1600

Gas shutoff on high temperature

· p. 279

The illustration shows a direct-vent gas storage water heater with hot and cold water connections, a vent, and an external gas supply line. An enlarged cutaway details a high-temperature automatic gas shutoff valve with

1568

Electric water heater - element sequencing

· p. 272

Four cutaway views show the operating sequence of a dual-element electric storage water heater, with red indicating warm water and blue indicating cold water. In stage A, hot water is being drawn and incoming cold water

1566

Recovery rate

· p. 272

Two cutaway views of an electric storage water heater illustrate recovery rate as water is heated from 50°F to 140°F. Each tank shows a top-mounted cold-water inlet with a dip tube extending toward the bottom, a hot-wate