noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
immersion heater
storage heater
wall-mounted clock/heater/lights etc
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
electric
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In addition to this type of gas water heater , there are electric instantaneous water heaters for providing hot water for showers.
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Both gas and electric instantaneous heaters are used for supplying water at a single point.
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The nurses all wore sweaters, and a tiny electric heater glowed behind the reception desk.
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Make sure electric heaters are clean and free from dust before turning them on.
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An electric fan heater maintains a temperature just above freezing point.
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Immersion heater spanner Electric immersion heaters fit into a large screwed boss on the top or side of a hot water cylinder.
instantaneous
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In addition to this type of gas water heater , there are electric instantaneous water heaters for providing hot water for showers.
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Both gas and electric instantaneous heaters are used for supplying water at a single point.
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So, hot water is best provided by either a gas or electric instantaneous water heater .
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All instantaneous heaters are run from the rising main.
■ NOUN
fan
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It has a fan heater and an electric blanket on the single bed.
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An electric fan heater maintains a temperature just above freezing point.
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Preston put the fan heater on in the kitchen and produced a bottle of brandy.
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Remember that standard electric fires - such as electric bar fires and fan heaters - are particularly costly to run.
gas
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This time the most valuable item stolen was a Calor gas heater .
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On icy winter mornings, they bathe in foot tubs before the open flame of a rickety gas heater .
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For them we offer illustrated commentaries on Matroc applications in many market sectors - from gas heaters to medical implants.
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Ellie, who had the only key, arrived first and, turned up the gas heater in the large bright bedroom.
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Staff at your local gas showroom can give advice on appropriate low-cost gas heaters .
immersion
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Freezers and immersion heaters will be switched off for no more than 15 minutes at a time during peak-load periods.
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Kerosene immersion heaters were supposed to keep the water boiling to sterilize our mess gear.
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There are also special timers for single-element immersion heaters .
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Simply switch to the Economy 7 tariff and update your immersion heater with an inexpensive Maxistore conversion package.
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Separate airing cupboard with foam dipped hot water cylinder, immersion heater and timer for boiler.
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Built-in airing cupboard incorporating lagged hot water tank and immersion heater .
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Immersion heater spanner Electric immersion heaters fit into a large screwed boss on the top or side of a hot water cylinder.
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You can hire the correct immersion heater spanner, but their cheapness probably makes buying one a better answer.
probe
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Haemorrhage directly related to heater probe treatment occurred in four patients.
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There were no other complications and no death in the heater probe group.
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The heater probe reached a visible vessel in 90% of the patients.
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Thus heater probe treatment was considered an option for rescue treatment in high risk patients.
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After randomisation 51 patients were included in the heater probe group and 50 in the control group.
storage
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He is always complaining about having to flog electric storage heaters anyway.
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Check whether an off-peak electric storage heater or a gas fire might be better choice.
water
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Electricity companies use it to switch off certain loads, such as water heaters , at times of peak demand.
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The refrigerator hummed and the water heater gurgled, but otherwise the house was still.
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Opening the drain valve at the bottom of the water heater will not remove the filings.
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But firemen confirmed the blast at 3.42am was caused by a gas leak from a water heater .
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The only remedy for an impaired water heater is to replace it.
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In addition to this type of gas water heater , there are electric instantaneous water heaters for providing hot water for showers.
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Culver noted that water heaters come with two types of warranties, five years and 10 years.
■ VERB
fit
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A timer can be fitted to an immersion heater so that it comes on at specified times of the day.
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Don't fit an immersion heater boss to an indirect self-priming cylinder.
turn
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The solution they came up with was to turn on the heaters .
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He left and got in his car, turning the heater up full blast, waiting for his Baby to warm him.
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She followed her last winter gas bill with a decision to turn off several heaters .
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Ellie, who had the only key, arrived first and, turned up the gas heater in the large bright bedroom.
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Any more than I give more than an irritated passing thought to turning up a heater when the temperature drops.
use
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Water heating can also be taken care of using immersion heaters or gas multi-point heaters, with or without a timing system.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But would you sleep better, knowing your wife had her heater under her pillow?
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Consumers can benefit because the heaters then use more of the cheaper off-peak electricity, and less of the expensive kind.
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Never hang clothes on a dryer in front of a fire or an open heater .
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The operating control is actually opening the water valve and allowing hot water to enter the heater matrix.
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The refrigerator hummed and the water heater gurgled, but otherwise the house was still.
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The setting is more precise with horizontal heaters; you may need to experiment with vertical heaters.
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These had probably been caused as Trixie tried to pull away from the heater .
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Use the type with elements installed in glass, and avoid the chrome trimmed heaters.