Very often during moving or when malfunctions occur, people face a difficult task, because they need to disassemble the water heater. Do not forget that any boiler needs frequent regular cleaning and replacement of protection. In most cases, people do not want to overpay money or wait for the master, so they try to solve the problem on their own. Initially, it might seem that disassembling a boiler is a rather difficult task, but this is an erroneous proposition.
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Analysis of water heaters of various brands
You can disassemble the device carefully, knowing the manufacturer and adhering to a clear step-by-step instruction.
Water heater Termeks
Since all water heaters have almost the same system, you might think that you need to disassemble them according to the same scheme. But manufacturers add some of their details and functions, so each company has its own algorithm:
- Shut off the water supply. In most cases, there is a tap or valve under the boiler that needs to be closed.
- Disconnect the boiler, after which it must be disconnected from the electricity.
- Use a flat-head screwdriver to remove the protective cover. In some cases, and on some models, it sits tight, so you need to perform movements that are made when opening canned food.
- An indicator screwdriver should check if there is an electric current in the boiler. If everything is done correctly, the lamp in the screwdriver will not light.
- Drain the water from the heater, for this there is a step-by-step algorithm, which you can learn about by watching the video on various resources.
- You should take a picture of the connection diagram so that you do not mix up the wires later. After taking a picture, you can start disconnecting the wires.
- The nuts that secure the heater and the thermostat should be loosened one at a time. This is necessary so that the water that has stagnated in the tank, glass gradually.
- Wipe the heater and the thermostat with a dry cloth.
The analysis is over.
Termex boiler circuit
Water heater Ariston
Procedure:
- Disconnect the device by disconnecting it from the power supply.
- Remove the protective cover that is secured with nuts.
- Next, disconnect the three cables: 1 - phase, 2 - zero, 3 - ground. This is done using an indicator screwdriver. The first two wires release the thermostat, so it can easily be pulled out of the tube.
Further, the ariston boiler parsing algorithm is similar to the manufacturer previously presented.
Protective cover
Water heater Polaris
In most cases, people are inclined specifically to the Polaris boiler. The order of analysis is as follows:
- Disconnect the boiler from the power supply.
- Drain the water from the boiler. You need to access the faucet, which removes hot water from the drive.
- Next, disconnect the thermostat, in this case it is not fixed, but simply installed on the terminal block.
- The next step is to drain the remaining water from the tank.
- Unscrew the holding bracket and at the right angle remove the heater from the storage tank.
Water heater diagram Polaris
Water heater Electrolux
Procedure:
- If previous water heaters could not be removed from the wall, then in this case one cannot do without it. Therefore, the first point of the algorithm is removing the boiler from the wall. Before that, all water must be drained from it.
- The removed boiler should be turned upside down with fittings and the protective cover removed from it.
- Next, in turn, you need to start removing the thermostats, the thermometer power supply, the thermometer itself, unscrew all the nuts to one, and finally remove the mounting bracket for the heater.
- Next, remove the heater. Further actions depend on the reason for the analysis of the boiler. If the device was disassembled due to a breakdown, then the heater should be replaced; if the boiler needed to be simply cleaned, then all parts should be wiped with a dry cloth and remove various contaminants, such as plaque and rust.
Water heater Garanterm
Algorithm of actions:
- The first point of the Gaternerm water heater analysis algorithm, as in most cases, is a power outage.
- Next, drain the water from the boiler. In order for the water to flow from the two taps and merge as much as possible, it is necessary to close the common apartment tap so that the water can flow out without problems.
- The next item is working with various wires. We dismantle the terminals from the contacts of the heater.
- We unscrew the screw with the ground wire, then the screw fixes the power cord, as well as the screw of the protective unit.
- Remove all protection sensors and thermostat from the socket.
- Next, you need to unscrew the last five bolts, and proceed with the analysis of the insides and, for example, cleaning.
Water heater AQUAVERSO
The algorithm for parsing this water heater is very similar to the algorithm for parsing a Termex boiler, which can be found at the beginning of the article. Only in this case, the water from the boiler must be drained immediately after de-energizing the electricity.
Boiler Aquaverso
Water heater Atmor
This type of water heater is not recommended to be repaired on its own, as manufacturers have tuned it so finely that independent intervention can lead to severe damage and repair will have to pay out at times more money than for cleaning and disassembling.
There have been cases when independent penetration into Atmor boilers led to circuit wiring, to fires, electric shock, or a complete breakdown of the water heater.
Superlux Water Heater
The Superlux boiler can be disassembled using the circuit for disassembling the Electrolux boiler. These types are completely identical, so the analysis, installation and everything else they have is the same.
Water heater Goranje
Procedure:
- Disconnect the device from the power supply.
- Drain the water from the heater.
- The first step is to remove the cover. In most cases, people cannot remove it and even break it, since it is plastic. It is very easy to remove it, pry it up with a screwdriver from below and push the front panel onto ourselves.
- Next, pull the handle that adjusts the temperature. Since the handle is not fixed by anything, it will be quite simple to do this. Remove the two screws and you can remove the cover.
- The next step is to disconnect all the wires, it will be very difficult to get entangled in them, since they are all of different lengths and, when assembled, they ideally fall into place.
- Next, you need to unscrew the flange, which is held on six nuts, and begin to clean the inside of the boiler.
Important! When cleaning the boiler and its components, in no case can you use sandpaper, brushes and much more that can damage the surface. It is not necessary to rub every detail to a shine, and especially the inside of the boiler, scale on the walls of the water heater protects it from corrosion, therefore it is undesirable to get rid of it. Use a regular microfiber cloth to clean parts.
Epico Water Heater
Algorithm of actions:
- First you need to disconnect the boiler from the network. Drain and remove the check valve.
- Remove the cover that is secured with two bolts next to the nozzles.
- Pull out the thermostat, it is very easy to do, you just have to slide it down.If the wires interfere, then they must be removed from the terminals.
- Next, the remaining water and scale must be drained into the container and all remaining parts can be removed.
Water heater Haier
In this case, it is better to turn to professionals, since it is very problematic, and it will be difficult for an ordinary person to understand it.
Water heater cleaning
There are also a large number of other models of water heaters, for example, Timberk, Stiebel Eltron, AEG and many others. They all differ from each other in something, size, color, complexity of the scheme.
Tools for disassembling and collecting water heaters
To disassemble the device, you need a small number of tools, in most cases each person has them at home, so no additional costs are required.
Before you start disassembling the water heater, you need to prepare all the tools in advance and lay them out in front of you, so that in case of which you will not be distracted by the search for a particular screwdriver.
List of required tools:
- Indicator screwdriver.
- Phillips and flat head screwdriver (depends on the screws used to screw the parts).
- Adjustable wrench.
- A set of spanner keys.
- Knife and scissors.
- Tow.
- Microfiber rag to wipe the insides and details.
Necessary tools
Disassembly of the safety valve
The safety valve is an important thing in the operation of a water heater. This valve helps the water heater not explode. It regulates the pressure inside, so you need to install it correctly so that when you turn on the boiler does not explode and starts working correctly, that is, heat the water, and not just drive it through itself.
Each boiler has its own individual valve, so a specialist should choose it.
The safety valve is similar to a simple part of the pipe with a small handle, with the help of which the pressure inside the boiler will be regulated. The valve is easily removed and installed back, but you need to do this correctly to avoid breakage and other unpleasant situations.
Safety valve
Disconnect from the mains
An important and main element of the analysis of the water heater is its disconnection from the electric network. It is simply necessary to do this, since the security of not only the one who disassembles the boiler, but also those who are nearby, depends on it, because if the boiler explodes, then the losses will be significant.
Even when the device is disconnected from the power supply network, it is necessary to check the presence of current in the wires using an indicator screwdriver, since when the water is drained, the wires may close and a fire will start.
Dismantling the water heater, cleaning it inside or fixing it will not be difficult if you follow the clear instructions that are attached in a special book. If the documents for the boiler are lost, then the parsing algorithm can be found on the Internet in various forms: in written, indicative, etc. But do not forget that there are also such models of boilers, penetration into which is possible only by a specialist, since the developers made the internal system difficult for ordinary people to understand.
