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Electric Storage

• Tends to be a round tank with a little cap on the top.
• Has two pipes connected to the tank and a bulky panel with an electric cable.
• Doesn’t have any exhaust or odour.

Gas Storage

• Usually box shaped with three copper pipes running into it.
• Tends to have a warm gas coming out of the top vent.
• Has a front access panel that can be removed- behind it there is a blue flame (the pilot light).

Gas Continuous Flow

• A small, rectangular box with a small vent on the front.
• Usually mounted on a frame or directly onto the wall of a building.
• Has three copper pipes running out of the bottom as well as one electrical cable.

Solar

• Has solar collectors (panels or tubes) on roof.
• Storage tank can be either on the roof or on the ground.

Heat Pump

• Usually a large cylinder with a mesh vent.
• Can often hear it running.
• Has an electrical cable and two copper pipes.
• Sometimes has a control panel and/or buttons.

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