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hot water heater en · NOUN

Meanings

1. An apparatus, usually fuel-burning, electric or solar-powered, in which water is heated to be used directly as domestic hot water or process hot water (but not for supplying space heating, calorifiers etc, for which a boiler or furnace is used).
   • This [warm-air heated] house has a supplemental electric hot water heater and an oil furnace. 1977, Kaiman Lee, Encyclopedia of Energy-Efficient Building Design: 391 Practical Case Studies:
   • It's a good idea to insulate at least the first ten feet of the hot- and cold-water lines coming out of the hot water heater. 2004, Black & Decker, The Complete Photo Guide To Home Repair:
   • A hot water heater is a potable water boiler in which the operating pressure does not exceed 160 psi and/or temperature does not exceed 210 °F. 2004, Mohammad A Malek, Power Boiler Design, Inspection, and Repair:
   • This system has an insulated 5-gallon electric hot water heater directly under the sink. 2003, Blair Allen, Julie Jones Lloyd Kahn, Septic System Owner's Manual:

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Relateds

geyser · boiler

Translations (14)

ru водоподогрева́тель (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · ja 給湯器 (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · fr chauffe-eau (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · de Boiler (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · pl terma (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · pl piecyk elektryczny (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · pl podgrzewacz wody (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · de Warmwasserspeicher (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · ur گِیزَر (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · ru водонагрева́тель (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · cmn 熱水器 /热水器 (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · fi käyttövedenlämmitin (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · pl piecyk gazowy (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water) · pl boiler (apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water)