Here I will be going over some of the basic types of water heater accessories that you might find on any water heater. You can find water heater accessories for sale just about anywhere, but we will get into that a little bit later.
The element is the heating part of a heater, what it does, it gets real hot and heats the water up until the temperature of the water reaches the pre-set temperature on the thermostat. When you are changing an element, or changing a water heater completely, remember that the element must be submerged in water before the power is turned on to the element. Failure to have the element in water will cause it to bust, it will over heat itself an explode, making the element faulty.
When installing a water heater hose, extreme caution must be taken, if it is not done properly, then major flooding can occur. Never work on a water heater, especially when it has to due with the hoses unless the water is secured, and the power is secured. When putting in a new hose, be sure to get out all of the kinks, if there are any, most of the time the pressure from the water will straighten out the kinks, but other times it won’t, if you have a big kink in the line it will slow the rate of the water coming out, just like if you had a kink in a garden hose.
Another water heater accessory that many people will overlook are water heater blankets. It is basically a blanket that is wrapped around the water heater which will help the water heater be more efficient as not as much heat is going to get lost. Though these can be a great accessory for any water heater, they are not always needed as many of the new types of water heaters already come greatly insulated and energy efficient.