"A water heater stores water in a tank and heats the water with a flame at the bottom. The hot water rises to the top of the tank, while the colder water falls to the bottom near the heat source." A water heater is simply a tank of water with a heat source at the bottom. It can be set to a certain temperature and is dispersed throughout the home through the water infrastructure.
I think you're talking about a heat engine or heat mover..
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The water temp in the shower is determined by the mix of hot and cold water that runs thru the showerhead at any given moment. When we wish to raise the water temp- we simply limit the flow of cold water, thereby slightly changing this mix. When we flush the toilet, its water tank immediately (and automatically) start to refill. Refilling obviously takes (cold) water straight from our home plumbing. If our plumbing consists of narrow pipes (or if its partly clotted), the water which is drawn by the toilet refill process runs at the expense of other water consumers - such as the shower. This, in turn, practically limits the amount of cold water thar runs to the showerhead, hence changing its temp.
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A device that heats a home by removing thermal energy from one location and transferring it to another location is a heat mover. An example of a heat mover is a refrigerator.
If the water heater is near this faucet, I would check it frist. The sacrifcial rod in some heaters can cause this. Also, when the water heats up it will expand and back up into the feed water line, mixing the hot and cold water so that the cold water may have the same small.
The furnace that is part of your home system, controlled by either gas or electrical....
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"A water heater stores water in a tank and heats the water with a flame at the bottom. The hot water rises to the top of the tank, while the colder water falls to the bottom near the heat source." A water heater is simply a tank of water with a heat source at the bottom. It can be set to a certain temperature and is dispersed throughout the home through the water infrastructure.
I think you're talking about a heat engine or heat mover..
Thermal energy heats your house in the winter.
Possibly a cross connection
it heats your home beause of the teparature.
you can just leave them in cold water but not super cold.
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