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Copper heating element is not suitable for all water quality

Copper because of its excellent thermal conductivity, has always been the first choice for electric water heater heating element, but because the material of copper is softer, in the environment of poor acid and alkaline water quality, it is less acid and corrosion resistant than stainless steel, and the surface of the heating pipe will also crack.

 

The reasons for the surface explosion of the copper heating element are as follows:

 

1.  Material problem: The quality of copper heating element material is one of the important factors that determine its service life and performance.  If the material is unqualified or uneven, it is easy to crack during use.

  

2.  Improper processing process: In the manufacturing process of copper heating element, if the processing process is improper, such as improper cold processing or hot processing temperature, cooling speed is too fast, it will lead to excessive internal stress of the pipe, which will lead to pipe cracking.


3, the use of the environment is not suitable: the use of copper heating pipe environment will also have an impact on it, if the use of the environment is not suitable, such as the temperature is too high or too low, pressure fluctuations, etc., will also lead to the cracking of copper heating element.

 

4, water quality problems: copper heating element in the use of the process, a long time, sometimes heating element cracking, the specific reasons, there are probably the following reasons: heating element use process, may be more groundwater, or tap water, more impurities, easy to scale.

 

5.  Poor quality of magnesium oxide yarn: the magnesium oxide yarn used in the heating pipe is of poor quality, and the inferior magnesium oxide expands after the heating element works.

 

6.  The heating element power is too large: the power of the heating tube is too large, exceeding the surface load of the heating element.

 

To sum up, in practical applications, it is necessary to consider these factors comprehensively, and take corresponding preventive measures to reduce the occurrence of copper heating element surface burst, but also according to the local water quality to choose the appropriate heating element material.

Copper heating element is not suitable for all water quality