Problem Solving

This article is meant for users of digital and heat pump water heaters – because you can control your heater thermostat from your control panels. Upon getting your digital heater, users naturally set the temperature at 38 to 40°C, their ideal shower temperature. Do not do this! You should set your temperature to 50°C instead. Here are 3 good reasons why.

Seeing blue water run out of your tap is a once-in-a-blue-moon occurrence! (Couldn’t resist that pun) Blue water does happen in Singapore but on a much smaller scale than the yellow-brown water discolouration. Never heard of yellow-brown water discolouration? You can read more about that here: Brown Water Coming From Hot Water Heater   What […]

One of the ways to void your water heater warranty is to install it incorrectly. Today we are showing you one of the ways how not to do it! A. O. Smith water heaters come with bottom inlets, one of the most energy-efficient designs because it allows for the hottest water at the top of […]

  As we have seen in the recent Straits Times article, “Rupture of storage water heater at Marine Parade condo smashes glass doors and windows”, storage heaters can explode! This is why: Terrible incidents are usually triggered by a combination of many small factors that have gone wrong. What went wrong? The three safety devices […]

Just flipped your home’s water heater switch and saw a small spark? Now you may be wondering if this is due to an electrical wiring fault but wait a minute… what exactly causes this spark? Read on to find out why this happens and how you can fix it.

4 facts you must know about water pressure in Singapore. Is the water pressure at your HDB or high rise condo quite low? Have you bought a rainshower that does not work? Does your “quick shower” take 20 minutes instead of 10 minutes? Find out why here.

Why is my hot water brown?   A few days ago, we received a comment on our Facebook post ( link ) that a Singaporean homeowner was shocked to discover that the water coming from his water heater was brown. ( Comment Link ) Although brown coloured water coming out of our faucets is rare, it does […]