Household electric water heaters are one of the more commonly used appliances in our homes. When consumers buy and use electric water heaters, there are four consumption tips to pay attention to.
1. The use environment should meet the requirements.
Before purchasing an electric water heater, you should first understand whether your home has safe use conditions, whether the power configuration, wire specifications, and current carrying capacity of the electric water heater meet the capacity requirements, whether there is a reliable grounding device, whether the socket is qualified, and whether it matches the selected electric water heater.
Second, the purchase channel should be formal and legal.
It is necessary to try to choose a large-scale and reputable merchant to buy a regular brand of electric water heater, and to understand whether the size, function, installation conditions and power and other relevant parameters of the purchased brand meet the requirements. It is necessary to carefully check whether the product identification is complete, including: enterprise name or trademark, specification and model, voltage parameters, power parameters, rated pressure, etc., and there should be detailed instructions for installation and use and maintenance methods in the instruction manual. Electric water heater products are mandatory certification products of CCC certification, check the CCC certification mark, do not buy "three no" products and electric water heaters with unknown sources.
3. Professional specifications for installation.
The electric water heater needs to be installed by professional installers in strict accordance with the requirements of the product manual and relevant specifications. After the installer comes to the service, the user should check whether the installer has the corresponding qualifications or the job identification recognized by the corresponding enterprise. At the same time, the customer should listen to and respect the reasonable suggestions or opinions of the installer, so that the technical conditions of the installed electric water heater are guaranteed.
Fourth, daily use should be protected against risks.
In the daily use of the electric water heater, the circuit is in a normal state, do not change the relevant settings and requirements of the leakage protector without authorization, and do not use the thickened electric fuse or other wires at will, so as not to cause leakage when the protective device can play a normal role and lead to serious consequences. Pay attention to the daily use inspection, and when the electric water heater fails to function, excessive power consumption and other abnormal phenomena, it is necessary to report for repair and inspection in time. According to the "Safe Service Life of Household Appliances", the safe service life of electric water heaters is 8 years, and consumers should avoid using them beyond the safe life as much as possible. It is easy to cause potential safety hazards when used beyond the service life, and once there is a problem, it may endanger the safety of people and property, and there is no legal basis for protecting the rights of merchants, so it needs to be treated with caution.