Hot Water & Heating
Glossary subject · 59 terms
- Air-source heat pump (ASHP)
- Anode rod
- B-vent
- Baseboard heating
- Boiler drain
- BTU rating
- Closed system / thermal expansion
- Cold-climate ASHP
- Condensate drain (tankless)
- Condensing boiler
- Corrosion inhibitor (heating system)
- Dead leg
- Dip tube
- Drain pan / overflow pan
- Drain valve (water heater)
- Drain-and-flush water heater
- Dry-fired element
- ECO / high-limit thermostat
- Electric water heater
- Energy Star water heater
- Expansion tank
- First-hour rating (FHR)
- Flexible gas connector
- Foam pipe insulation
- Gas water heater
- Ground-source heat pump (GSHP)
- Heat pump
- Heat pump water heater
- Hydronic heating
- Indirect-fired water heater
- Legionella
- Panel radiator
- Pilot light
- Power flushing
- Powered anode rod
- Pressure gauge (heating circuit)
- Recovery rate
- Resistance heating element
- Sealed (pressurised) heating system
- Sediment trap (gas line)
- Seismic strapping (water heater)
- Smart thermostat
- Solar water heater
- T&P relief valve
- T&P test lever
- Tank-set temperature (120–130°F)
- Tankless water heater
- Tempered water
- Thermocouple
- Thermostat (water heater)
- Thermostatic radiator valve (TRV)
- Towel warmer
- TPR discharge tube
- UEF (Uniform Energy Factor)
- Underfloor heating (UFH)
- Water heater insulation blanket
- Water heater leak
- Water heater replacement
- Water heater warranty