hot water heaters

Basement warming units

Hot water heaters are appliances that heat water for domestic use—bathing, washing dishes, laundry.

The phrase is technically redundant since a water heater already heats water, but the longer form is common in casual speech: We need to replace the hot water heater.

Types include tank-style heaters that store heated water and tankless units that heat on demand.

Related

cold shower · drain valve · electric · temperatures · element · gas · boiler · thermal efficiency · utility bills · shower · steam boilers · installation · copper pipes · building codes · pipe fittings · pilot light · thermostat · energies

Opposites
thermal function

hot water heaterscooling systems

Mechanisms that dissipate heat

water coolers · refrigeration units

Family

water, heater, hotter, hottest, hotness, waters, watered, watering, watery

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G