Winter season is the highest demand for home hot water, but also the frequent occurrence of water heater failure season.Such as: water heater can not hit the fire, air leaks and water pipes, water tank is often the phenomenon of frost crack, to the user a lot of trouble, if not in time Maintenance will lay a safety risk.
Therefore, the winter gas water heater maintenance and maintenance is very important, then in life we should do?
Maintenance Tips 1: Proper antifreeze
Winter cold, and some users wake up to find home gas water heater pipe was frozen, out of the blisters broken the floor, and some even infiltrated downstairs.So, is there any good way to prevent the water heater frozen?
1) Non-freezing-type water heaters When the outdoor temperature is close to or below 0 ℃, it is recommended to drain the water heaters every time the water heater is exhausted, so as to prevent the water from freezing the pipeline and damaging the water heater.
2) antifreeze water heater, should ensure that the power is always in the state, to ensure that the antifreeze module is in working condition.
3) No one in the house or long-term residence should close the inlet valve, and drain the remaining water heater as above to prevent cold air into the water heater parts of the water damage caused by water leakage, thereby damaging the furniture, floor walls and so on.
For the winter weather temperature is often below 0 ℃ region, it is recommended that you buy antifreeze water heater, but the market of anti-freeze effect of each brand is uneven, we have to ask the purchase of a clear antifreeze principle.
Such as Fang too antifreeze water heater, equipped with automatic heating device (equipped with two magnesium heating rods and three ceramic antifreeze heating block) and independent anti-downwind device.On the one hand, effectively prevent the outside cold air from the pipe into the inside of the machine; On the other hand, when the internal temperature of the machine is lower than 5 ℃, the heating device will be activated automatically to ensure that the residual water in the pipeline will not freeze and cause water leakage through the pipeline. When the temperature is higher than 13 ℃, the heating device will stop automatically, In order to play frost protection.
Maintenance Tips 2: Prevention of leaks
Cold weather in winter, the valve joints in the expansion and contraction prone to cracks, so there will be the risk of gas leaks, in order to ensure the safety of use, not only when used to pay attention to window ventilation, but also on a regular basis to check the water heater:
1) After using the water heater is recommended to close the gas valve, gas leaks as much as possible to avoid the occurrence.
2) Regularly check the gas supply pipe (rubber hose, the total valve) is intact, with or without aging, cracks.
Method: foam with soapy water, evenly applied in the hose connection, observe the presence of air bubbles, to determine whether there is leakage, if leaks should try to stop or contact the maintenance staff.
Maintenance tips 3: pay attention to clean
Most household gas water heaters are installed in the kitchen, the long-term exposure to soot on the surface of the machine will accumulate oil, if not cleaned in time may cause the water heater's keys to failure.To prevent this from happening, regular external cleaning and maintenance of the water heater It is also necessary.
A. External cleaning
1) External wet wipes often can, but be careful not to use acidic, alkaline and other cleaning agents to wipe.
2) Gas water heater outer pipe cleaning is also important, but must ensure that the natural gas pipeline valve is closed, to clean.
3) When cleaning, you can not use hot water, wipe directly with a damp cloth on it.
B. Internal cleaning
For the external water heater usually can handle their own external cleaning, but the internal cleaning need to disassemble the water heater, it is recommended not to disassemble, be sure to contact the professional service personnel to deal with. Therefore, we must also understand the various brands of after-sales service If the side too gas water heaters will provide cleaning and maintenance services - water heaters using the cumulative work of a certain period of time, the machine display will show 'maintenance', then you can call the service hotline, contact professional service personnel home for maintenance services.
In addition to doing the above water heater maintenance, we also need to pay attention to what in daily life?
Note 1: Keep it well ventilated
Winter outdoor temperature is low, people usually close the doors and windows in the bath, when the bath time is too long or gas leaks, prone to anaerobic and gas poisoning events, so bathing should pay more attention to:
1) Do not hang items on the air vents of the room to avoid air circulation.
2) When using the water heater, it is recommended to keep the water heater installed in a well ventilated environment.
3) Bath time try not to exceed 30 minutes, to avoid the occurrence of hypoxia.
The northern region of the winter temperature is low or the water heater needs to be installed in the cabinet, it is recommended that you buy a balanced gas water heater. If too square balance machine, using a fully enclosed box structure, the combustion required oxygen taken from the outdoor, not Will consume indoor oxygen, resulting in hypoxia.Gas produced by the forced exhaust fan exhaust to the outside, to protect family safety.
Note 2: Avoid fire and burns
1) Avoid placing flammable (towels, rags) and volatile items around the water heater, causing a fire.
2) Open the safety lock function, you can effectively avoid scalding.
Today, many gas water heaters on the market are equipped with a temperature safety lock function (when using hot water, to prevent others from misuse, the temperature is too high cause scalding), such as Fang too magnetic thermostat series with 50 ° safety lock function, we use Or pay attention to when buying.
Speaking so many small gas stove used in winter maintenance tips, how much do you learn?
Take preventive measures to master the proper maintenance of gas water heaters in winter, before peace of mind can be winter!