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Bradford White Corporation
Branche: Household appliances
Number of terms: 1120
Number of blossaries: 1
Company Profile:
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires that gas, electric and oil residential automatic storage water heaters be labeled to show 1.) an estimated annual cost of operation for that particular model, based on a national average cost of fuel specified by FTC and 2.) how the efficiency of that model compares to all other comparable models.
Industry:Household appliances
Designed to absorb excess pressure due to thermal expansion, e.g. closed system.
Industry:Household appliances
Combination of the usable stored volume of hot water in tank, plus the recovery capacity for the first hour of operation.
Industry:Household appliances
Device designed to reduce water flow (GPM) to a plumbing fixture (i.e. shower head at 5 GPM vs. 2.5 GPM); the use of flow control valves can be cost effective in load calculations, reducing the water usage and the amount of energy used to heat water.
Industry:Household appliances
Rating in gallons per minute (GPM) or gallons per hour (GPH).
Industry:Household appliances
A passage way for products of combustion.
Industry:Household appliances
A device to deflect, check or regulate flow of combustion gases through the flue.
Industry:Household appliances
Minimizes convective heat loss through venting system.
Industry:Household appliances
The insulation surrounding the surface of the water heater tank.
Industry:Household appliances
The area of space taken up by the water heater.
Industry:Household appliances