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Numbat
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Numbat asked in Science & MathematicsEngineering · 1 decade ago

How do domestic electrical hot water cylinders work?

In some countries, hot water is generated in houses by heating large cylinders of water. Quite often, this is done late at night when demand for electricity is low, called off peak heating. The cylinders are connected to the main water supply and so operate at main pressure. But how do they manage to keep the hot water from being diluted by cold water when a hot tap is opened?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    In all hot water cylinders the cold water is fed in at the bottom or to the bottom through a dip tube. Hot water rises so the hot is at the top and the outlet is taken from the top.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    You first "have" to empty the tank, no rely what approach you're taking. Now, you will get some issues... you will get some "liquid steel" and shove into the "hollow" and it's going to take maximum of hours to dry, and it's going to hold...(considering the fact which you rigidity it into the crack and it's going to make a bead on the interior and you go away a small bit on the exterior, so as that it's going to be an effectual plug). Or, get a torch, some flux and solder, flux the hollow, and warmth it, then persist with the solder to the hollow, and save "pushing" so as which you get the solder interior slightly, and it would carry. If this copper doesnt get "warm", then you definately can purely placed epoxy on the exterior, and "rigidity" it into the hollow and it incredibly is going to additionally carry. once you drain the tank, close off the gas or electric, as your tank ingredient, will self destruct, if its electric, and if its gas, it incredibly is going to warmth up and crack probably, from the flames getting into touch with copper and not having the water to soak up and deplete the warmth. I want you nicely.. Jesse

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