Earlier this month, four people in Sullivan, Mo., who overdosed on what police indicate was most likely flakka, took to the streets, barking and shedding their clothes, and broke into homes and businesses. Two were arrested and the others were taken to a hospital.
Water heating is a thermodynamic process that uses an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water include cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry, hot water and water heated to steam have many uses.
Sometimes water heaters behave in some interesting ways and can be puzzling when something goes wrong. Let's examine how an electric water heater works. A typical 50 gallon heater consists of a tall cylindrical tank, surrounded with insulation, and enclosed in a sheet metal outer shell.