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Should my water heater be serviced on a regular basis? |
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Yes, we recommend servicing your water heater yearly. The services we perform in our yearly tune-up are:
- Test and adjust oil burner for maximum efficiency.
- Inspect combustion chamber.
- Clean and check electrodes and nozzle assembly.
- Install oil filter cartridge and burner nozzle.
- Oil all motors on burner, fans, and circulators.
- Check and adjust pump pressure.
- Check all safety and operating controls.
- Vacuum furnace and flue pipe, including chimney base (where accessible), when necessary.
- Balancing of heating system
- Bleeding of radiators
- Purging of heating system
This yearly tune-up is performed free of charge when you purchase one of our Carroll Home Comfort Plans. If you'd like to have your water heater serviced by one of our highly skilled technicians, or if you'd like to purchase a Home Comfort plan for your water heater, contact us today!
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How do I know when my water heater needs to be replaced? |
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The two main factors to pay attention to when it comes to replacing old equipment are age and efficiency rating. As a general rule of thumb, you probably want to replace equipment that is older than 10 years. Since efficiency ratings have gone up dramatically in the past 10 years, replacing older equipment can save you money in the long run on your energy bills. More efficient equipment uses less energy to keep your home comfortable.
If you'd like, one of our friendly, knowledgeable comfort consultants can contact you to discuss replacing your equipment. Click here to provide us with your contact information so that a Carroll Home Services representative can respond to your needs.
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What is an efficiency rating? |
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An efficiency rating is a unit of measure developed by the U.S. Department of Energy to rate the energy efficiency of a piece of equipment. For a water heater, the industry average efficiency .58. The higher the efficiency rating, the more efficient the equipment is.
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What is an expansion tank used for? Where is it located? |
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An expansion tank is used on a hot water heater, as the water heats up it expands and needs a place to go. Usually the expansion tank is located above the hot water heater and holds more than 2 gallons of water.
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Why would an expansion tank need to be drained? How is this done? |
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If all the setting are correct on a boiler the expansion tank should never need to be drained. The tank constantly has water in it so ever if you drain it water will flow back into the tank.
To drain the tank, you need to open the relief valve at the bottom of the tank, hook up a tube and drain.
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If you have a boiler, do you need a separate hot water heater? |
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No, the hot water is heated directly by the coil in the boiler. |
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Can a leak in a hot water heater be patched, or does the entire unit need to be replaced? |
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If a hot water heater has a leak it cannot be patched, and it will need to be replaced. |
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Do hot water heaters have reset buttons? |
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Some hot water heaters do have reset buttons, but typically they do not. |
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