Household appliances

Household appliances

Any device found in the home designed for a specific function, especially electric devices such as toasters or refrigerators.

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foam insulation

Household appliances; Water heaters

The insulation surrounding the surface of the water heater tank.

foot print

Household appliances; Water heaters

The area of space taken up by the water heater.

galvanic action

Household appliances; Water heaters

If two unlike metals are immersed in an electrolyte, an electrical potential will exist between them; if the two are in electrical contact, an electrical current will flow; the ...

gas control

Household appliances; Water heaters

Device used to regulate gas pressure on a water heater.

hard water

Household appliances; Water heaters

Natural waters contain impurities in various proportions; traditionally hardness is a measure of calcium or dissolved solids in a solution. Below is a list of the types of ...