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Electric Geyser Faults and Troubleshooting

The document summarizes the basic principles and components of an electric geyser. It explains that an electric geyser uses heating elements to heat water controlled by a thermostat. It includes a diagram showing the water inlet and outlet pipes, water tank with heating elements, insulating material, and sacrificial anode. The document also lists advantages like speed of heating and disadvantages like cost. Common problems include dripping from a faulty control valve, overheating from a faulty thermostat, and lack of hot water due to issues with the power supply, heating element, or thermostat.

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Electric Geyser Faults and Troubleshooting

The document summarizes the basic principles and components of an electric geyser. It explains that an electric geyser uses heating elements to heat water controlled by a thermostat. It includes a diagram showing the water inlet and outlet pipes, water tank with heating elements, insulating material, and sacrificial anode. The document also lists advantages like speed of heating and disadvantages like cost. Common problems include dripping from a faulty control valve, overheating from a faulty thermostat, and lack of hot water due to issues with the power supply, heating element, or thermostat.

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Electric Geyser

Faults
And
Troubleshooting
“ You want to go into the very basic principle, it is simply the
conversion of electrical energy into heat through the use of
heating element/s to raise the temperature of water to a certain
degree.

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Obviously this is not much different from a common
immersion rod which you can dip into your bucket, plug into the
power socket and get going. The only difference is the level of
sophistication and slight automation in the geyser.
Of course different heaters of different companies and
brands can have slightly different arrangement but the basic
concept behind all of them remains the same. You can take a look
at the diagram below to understand the construction of a typical
heater.
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As you can see from the image, there are two
pipelines, one for inlet of cold water and the
other for outlet of the hot water. The water tank
is fitted with heating element/s which is/are
controlled by thermostats. The function of the
thermostat is to set the temperature to a certain
value so that water is not heated above that
value.
The tank is normally covered with some insulating
material such as glass wool and entire assembly is
enclosed inside a metal casing which can be
hanged on the wall or wherever required.
The sacrificial anode is used to protect the tank
from corrosion by sacrificing itself and helps to
prolong the life of the tank.
 Electric Geyser Advantages
You can install electric geysers nearly
everyplace
Electric geyser is easy to handle
The energy source needed to heat the
water is cheap
No release of carbon monoxide because
there is no burning of fuel
Speed of heating is very fast
Longer lifespan
 Electric Geyser Disadvantages

It is highly expensive to buy and


operate
Short circuit blow-off can lead to
possible danger
Feature Electric Geyser Gas Geyser

Cost of Geyser Little expensive: 6 liter Economical: 6 liter instant


instant electric geyser costs gas geyser costs Rs. 4,000 to
Rs. 6,000 to 8,000. 4,500.

Space requirement Wall mounting space is Require additional place to


enough keep the LPG cylinder and
proper ventilation

Safty Very safe Completely unsafe: Strictly


not recommended on the
basis of safety

Time required to heat Little more 3 times faster than


the water electrical geyser
The most common
Geyser
problems and their
solutions
1. A Dripping geyser
One of the most common geyser problems
include a dripping geyser. A little bit of
dripping is normal but if it is more than just
a few liters then this can be an indication
of a faulty control valve. Get this valve
checked and get it replaced if there is no
chance of repairs.
2. Overheating geyser

Another one of the most common geyser problems


is an overheating geyser.
You can notice this if there is steam coming out of
the geyser along with hot water. This basically
means that pressure valve and temperature is
releasing hot water since the temperature and
pressure both are building up. This can be an
indication of a faulty thermostat.
3. Water not hot enough or
no hot water at all
Another common geyser problem is when
the water obtained from the geyser is not
hot enough or not hot at all. If there is no
hot water at all then in that case you must
check the geyser circuit breaker on the main
distribution and see whether it is tripped or
not. You must reset the circuit breaker once
or twice. If it continues to trip then you may
need to call an electrician. If the problem is
not with the power supply then the heating
element or the thermostat may be
faulty. Then you may need to replace it.
THANK YOU

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