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Compare 2 gas and 16 electric water heater timers | 9 Ways to save with a water heater | Do-it-yourself |
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1) Visit Bradford White web page
and try to find information 2) Watch
20 minute video about timer 3) See EZ10-photo
description of BW gas water heater timer |
| Electronic gas valves
shown below offer control over increasingly complicated gas water
heaters Brand-specific products increase sales for manufacturer, but can delay customer repairs |
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 Whirlpool Energy-Smart gas valve is not a timer, but offers control modes & enhanced temperature sensing Honeywell/Whirlpool gas control valve thermostat settings, status codes, error codes |
 Bradford White ICON gas valve is key component for the gas water heater timer shown above Training videos Adjust Temperature on Honeywell gas valve |
 AO Smith Intelli-vent gas valve See larger Adjust temp on Intelli-vent gas valve |
 Rheem electronic control See larger Adjust temperature/ error codes on Rheem Honeywell |
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LED
digital readout shows temperature in tank > customer can set
tank temperature at digital control Unit is "high efficiency" for fast recovery and high consumption > high efficiency does not mean energy savings Hot gases from combustion chamber enter spiral heat-exchanger located inside water tank 200 Watt draft inducer (motor) pushes gas up vent pipe  See all the new water heating ideas |
