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Dielectric nipples vs. heat traps.
Dielectric nipples vs. heat traps.
A pair of plain old dielectric nipples for the electric water heater are 4 dollars. With heat traps, which I gather are just little rubber flaps inside, they are 8 dollars. Why do they still sell the simpler ones, just because people want to save 4 dollars? I don't remember what I used 13 years ago. If you recommend the ones without the heat traps, and that's what I used 13 years ago, can I just use the same ones that are in there now? Thanks a lot. This is such a little thing, I hardly believe it is so confusing to me. BTW, I'm replacing the WH where water sprayed around the escutcheon of the drain valve. I couldn't easily tell where the water was coming from, and it's a 12 year water heater that is between 11 and 15 years old, and I decided to replace it. I've been taking showering at a neighbor's and taking sponge baths. |
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Dielectric nipples vs. heat traps.
On Apr 27, 2:03�am, mm wrote:
Dielectric nipples vs. heat traps. A pair of plain old dielectric nipples for the electric water heater are 4 dollars. *With heat traps, which I gather are just little rubber flaps inside, they are 8 dollars. Why do they still sell the simpler ones, just because people want to save 4 dollars? I don't remember what I used 13 years ago. *If you recommend the ones without the heat traps, and that's what I used 13 years ago, can I just use the same ones that are in there now? Thanks a lot. *This is such a little thing, I hardly believe it is so confusing to me. BTW, I'm replacing the WH where water sprayed around the escutcheon of the drain valve. *I couldn't easily tell where the water was coming from, and it's a 12 year water heater that is between 11 and 15 years old, and *I decided to replace it. *I've been taking showering at a neighbor's *and taking sponge baths. the plain dieelectric connections are for isolating dis similiar metal water lines. like connect copper to galvanized directly, you will get a leak sooner or later, the metal erodes away. |
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