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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 27, 2007, 6:11 am
> Dielectric nipples vs. heat traps.
>
> A pair of plain old dielectric nipples for the electric water heater
> are 4 dollars. =A0With heat traps, which I gather are just little rubber
> flaps inside, they are 8 dollars.
>
> Why do they still sell the simpler ones, just because people want to
> save 4 dollars?
>
> I don't remember what I used 13 years ago. =A0If you recommend the ones
> without the heat traps, and that's what I used 13 years ago, can I
> just use the same ones that are in there now?
>
> Thanks a lot. =A0This is such a little thing, I hardly believe it is so
> confusing to me.
>
> BTW, I'm replacing the WH where water sprayed around the escutcheon of
> the drain valve. =A0I couldn't easily tell where the water was coming
> from, and it's a 12 year water heater that is between 11 and 15 years
> old, and =A0I decided to replace it. =A0I've been taking showering at a
> neighbor's =A0and taking sponge baths.
the plain dieelectric connections are for isolating dis similiar metal
water lines.
like connect copper to galvanized directly, you will get a leak sooner
or later, the metal erodes away.
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