That’s the ball cock, or water inlet valve. ... The cracking noise is the result of expansion and contraction of the PVC pipe as it heats up and cools down--when hot water is run through it.

Question: The water inlet valve that supplies cold water to our washing machine drips slowly and water accumulates on the round handle. I see a hex nut at the base of the stem that connects the ...

Switch off your tankless water heater, then unplug it.; Shut the water inlet and outlet valves. Place a large bowl or basin below the service valves leading to the heater. Open the valves and ...

This valve allows water or steam to escape from the water heater if the temperature or pressure gets too high. Water heaters come equipped with a temperature and pressure relief valve, also known ...

In a water heater, cold water enters through the inlet connection and hot water exits through the outlet connection. If your water heater is leaking, it could be because the inlet and outlet ...

On May 14, six people were injured — three workers of the NPCIL and three contract workers — during the maintenance of the three-way hot water inlet valve to a healer loop in the turbine of ...

The Role of Minimum Inlet Water Temps The formation of condensate is controlled by regulating the minimum inlet water temperatures for both boilers and water heaters. ANSI Standard Z21.13, “Gas-Fired ...

The accident occurred on 14 May during maintenance of a three-way hot water inlet valve to a heater loop in the turbine building of Kudankulam unit 1. Hot water spilled from the valve injuring six ...

Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has ruled out any deficiency in the construction of a valve in Unit 1 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant where six people were injured due to spillage of hot ...