Water Heaters - water temp: 130 F at the tap!
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Hman363
01-28-09, 09:04 AM
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*how do I set the water temp on my oil fired Brock IB 32-R water heater? the temp was at 130 F at the tap when i last checked.
-I know that there is high and low setting:
a) on the "high" setting there are 2 levers on the unit; one gold colored, set at 140 F (the lowest temp. on the high limit setting) the other, silver colored set at 160 F.
b) on the "low" setting, there are two levers as well. I unfortunately dont recall the settings; I know one lever is set at around 110 F.
these levers sit one on top of each other respectively, fastened by a single screw.
*which lever do i adjust for the high and low temp?; it also mentions to keep a difference of 20 F between the two settings...?
I already called the technician from the oil comapny, but he didnt seem to keen on helping me at that time; he only told me the obvious, he also failed to mention that there are two levers for each of the high and low settings. I have been searching on the net for the manual without any luck. I thought it would be wise to do some research before i started to adjust the settings.
Thx in advance for your time.
*how do I set the water temp on my oil fired Brock IB 32-R water heater? the temp was at 130 F at the tap when i last checked.
-I know that there is high and low setting:
a) on the "high" setting there are 2 levers on the unit; one gold colored, set at 140 F (the lowest temp. on the high limit setting) the other, silver colored set at 160 F.
b) on the "low" setting, there are two levers as well. I unfortunately dont recall the settings; I know one lever is set at around 110 F.
these levers sit one on top of each other respectively, fastened by a single screw.
*which lever do i adjust for the high and low temp?; it also mentions to keep a difference of 20 F between the two settings...?
I already called the technician from the oil comapny, but he didnt seem to keen on helping me at that time; he only told me the obvious, he also failed to mention that there are two levers for each of the high and low settings. I have been searching on the net for the manual without any luck. I thought it would be wise to do some research before i started to adjust the settings.
Thx in advance for your time.