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Author: Marty Salcedo

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Heater Gas Lines

December 11, 2016May 7, 2017 Marty Salcedo

Gas valves have changed over the years. Older valves needed a good wrench and there are specialty tools to open...

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Heater Exhaust Vent

December 11, 2016May 7, 2017 Marty Salcedo

Extracting the byproducts of combustion sounds almost scientific. Down to earth terms would possibly put it like this, “I don’t...

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Heater Burner Chamber

December 11, 2016December 14, 2017 Marty Salcedo

Any gas-fired heater that you see today has a burner chamber to contain the flame. You basically cannot see inside...

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Heater Return Air

December 11, 2016December 14, 2017 Marty Salcedo

The return air can simply be a ducting at the filter in a ceiling or wall or may be at...

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Heater Base

December 11, 2016May 7, 2017 Marty Salcedo

To avoid starting off with confusing statements, heaters are installed in many ways. The “base” of the heater is depending...

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Heating Types and Systems

December 11, 2016April 27, 2025 Marty Salcedo

There are number of types of heaters. A choice of heating installation can be the fuel sources, geographic location and...

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Heater Age

December 11, 2016August 23, 2017 Marty Salcedo

Heaters can run for a long time. The older the heater, the parts were made in a different era. Cast...

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Heater Enclosures

December 11, 2016May 7, 2017 Marty Salcedo

There is the enclosure that means the closet where the heater is located in a structure and the same term...

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Water Heater Pipe Connections

December 11, 2016February 6, 2024 Marty Salcedo

What is there to say about plumbing pipes that you do not already know? If you see pipes that are...

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Water Heater Gas Valve

December 11, 2016February 6, 2024 Marty Salcedo

This is a gas-fired appliance so it has a gas valve. Hopefully you have a newer valve that you can...

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