hot water tank
Warm storage cylinder
A hot water tank is a large insulated container that heats and stores water for domestic use—showers, dishwashing, laundry.
Also called a hot water heater or water heater.
The tank maintains water at a set temperature, ready for demand: The hot water tank needs replacing—we're getting nothing but cold showers.
- heaterDevice producing warmth
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- temperature gaugeInstrument measuring thermal intensity
- plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
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- basementsump pump, furnace, boiler, dehumidifier, electrical panel
- water storagereservoir, cistern, cisterns, rain barrel, retention pond
- Heat Devicesburner, furnace, boiler, heater, stove
- water heaterselectric heater, gas heater, instant heater, gas boiler, electric boiler
- tankspressure vessel, APCs, Bradley, Abrams, Leopard
- heating systemsboiler, radiator valves, gas burners, pilot lights, radiator