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Why does your hand dip in ice cold water feel warmer on your forehead?
Because when your hands are dip into the cold ice water, your hands became cold. But when you take out of the ice cold water, it is still cold .But the forehead got a temperature so it will feel warmer and become more hot after a few minute
When you dip your hand in cold water you feel it cold. Can you name the mode of heat transfer and its direction?
This type of heat transfer is called conduction. The transfer is from the warm hand to cool water.
The dip of a unit represents what?
The dip of a unit represents the angle at which the bed inclines from the horizontal. In dip-slip faults, the fault blocks move up and down, parallel to the dip of the fault plane.
Is a dip a solid liquid or gas?
well it depends on the kind of dip
What do you call the slight dip in the graduated cylinder?
The slight dip in a graduated cylinder is called a meniscus.
What does a bad dip tube in water heater look like?
most dip tubes when they go bad don't look like anything at all because there's nothing left to it. when you pull out your cold side nipple which is 3 to 4" inches long then you can pull out your dip tube and inspect it. If your dip tube has cracks in it or holes then I would replace it . Most dip tubes in a water heater tank should be long enough so that the bottom of the dip tube is within 4 to 6" of the bottom of the tank.
How do you replace dip tube on hot water heater?
Take cold inlet water pipe off tank. The dip tube sits below the fitting joining to the tank on the cold inlet side. You can pull it out and replace it.
What does the dip tube of a water heater look like?
The dip tube in a water heater is a long plastic tube that extends from the top of the water heater to near the bottom. It is designed to carry cold water to the bottom of the tank so it can be heated by the heating element or burner.
Why does your hot water heater bubble when faucet is turned on?
Sounds like the anode is giving up the ghost or a faulty dip tube
Is the hot water tank going if you run out of hot water in three minutes?
Could be several things, including a bad element or thermostat, but I think you may have a broken dip tube. The dip tube carries the new cold water to the bottom of the tank, if it breaks off the new water enters at the top where the hot water is exiting. It quickly mixes and will lower the temp of exiting water considerably. The dip tube is located inside the cold water inlet of the water heater.
What is a dip tube?
It's apparently a slang name in some parts of US for the anode of a H/W heater. This is a long rod that fits into the top of a heater to attract metallic impurities in the water.
What causes white mineral deposits in sink strainer?
It sounds like you need to replace your water heater. The white minerals are caused by sediment in the water heater. The sediment is corrosive and can cause either your elements or your dip tube to go bad. Flushing it out will help but only gets a portion of the sediment out. Every time you use your water it gets shaken up and pushes through the system to whatever fixture your using Check your water heater to see if it has a bad dip tube. The DIP TUBE is a plastic tube that sends the incoming cold water to the bottom of the tank to prevent it from mixing with the hot water going to your faucets. For a period of time between 1993 & 1997, most water heater manufacturers were supplied with defective dip tubes from the same manufacturing company. The problem caused the dip tube to disintegrate slowly, and the particles and chunks to clog up faucets, aerators, etc. There was a class action lawsuit that provided dip tube replacement for those who signed up in time, but that program is now over. Many people didn't hear about the problem in time even though the media reported it on new shows and in newspapers many times for several years. You may have a high magnesium percentage in your water, this does depend where you live, where you get your water and how close are you to the coast.
Where is the dip tube in the water heater?
look online or go to a handware store or plumbing store just make sure you get the right one for your brand water heater.
Where is the dip tube found in plumbing?
Water heaters
Why would a reliant hot water heater not be working properly if all the elements and thermostats have been replaced?
If the dip tube (cold) side is broken or disintegrated. The dip tube is a long tube that forces cold water to the bottom of the water heater so that it keeps the hot water at the top and the cold water from mixing with the hot water. The dip tubes for most maufacturers are made by one company and are made of plastic. There was a oxidizing problem with the tubes in the late 80's and thru the 90's. Oxygen deteriorated the tubes and they disintigrated. Therefore the hot water and the cold water mixed at the top and you get only luk warm water after a short period. Also check that you have 220 volts at the thermostats on the water heater and that the circuit or circuit breaker are not broken going to the water heater.
How can you tell if a water heater dip tube is bad?
The only way is to shut off the inlet valve, purge some water out of the pressure relief and remove the anode (that's it's proper name BTW, not 'dip tube') It is supposed to wear away, so I don't know what you mean about being 'bad'. This should be done every 4-5 years.
What if you have white calcium or lime build up in one faucet only and have to clean out the faucet head often for better water pressure and the piping is 8 yrs old and the faucet is on the 2nd floor?
Check your water heater to see if it has a bad dip tube. The DIP TUBE is a plastic tube that sends the incoming cold water to the bottom of the tank to prevent it from mixing with the hot water going to your faucets. For a period of time between 1993 & 1997, most water heater manufacturers were supplied with defective dip tubes from the same manufacturing company. The problem caused the dip tube to disintegrate slowly, and the particles and chunks to clog up faucets, aerators, etc. There was a class action lawsuit that provided dip tube replacement for those who signed up in time, but that program is now over. Many people didn't hear about the problem in time even though the media reported it on new shows and in newspapers many times for several years.
