Basic water heater features Residential gas overview

Junction Box

• Utility area where incoming power supply is connected in the water heater
• Supplies power to the thermostats and heating elements

• Bradford White’s Junction Box
• Easier access for electrical connections and completing required electrical inspections
• Non-metallic box prevents rusting
• Engineered for safety using impact resistant plastic

Thermostat

• A device which automatically maintains a predetermined temperature in an electric water heater
• Controls the heating elements
• Most thermostats are equipped with a safety shut-off

• Bradford White’s Thermostats
• Surface mounted thermostats (residential)
• Range from approximately 90 - 150°F
• Factory preset to “HOT” setting to provide a water temperature of approximately 120°F
• Energy Cut Off (red button) device designed to shut power off to the water heater and prevent high temperature.

Heating Elements

• To heat the water, the current passes through electrical-resistance heating elements (Ni-chrome wire)
• Usually two, one at the top of the tank and one at the bottom

• Bradford White’s Elements
• Screw-in type
• Standard elements
• Copper Sheath with Zinc Plated Magnesium Oxide
• Ni-chrome heating element potted inside sheathing
• Incoloy Elements
• Incoloy 800 Sheath
• Ni-chrome heating element potted inside sheathing
• More surface area
• Resists sediment build-up
• More durable, lasts longer

• Electric Upright

• Double element or single element
• Top water connections only
• Top T&P connection only
• Taller and narrow models as well as shorter and wider models for different applications
• Some models come with insulation blankets to meet new NAECA efficiency criteria but maintain footprint of previous heaters

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