Consumer concerns: domestic water heater is improperly installed and repeated into a horrible "killer".

<p> fierce market competition for water heater manufacturers do not want to invest in the high part of the cost of installing water heater, causing water heater installation from the beginning to leave numerous risks. .Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Quality Supervision issued a quality warning to remind people to buy water heater can not only pay attention to the look and brand, and pay attention to proper installation. .According to reports, the council reported Complaint Center received and processed last year by 12 causes of water heater installation, improper use led to casualties. .</ P> <P> <P> <p> November 27 last year, when a woman was electrocuted in the shower. .Subsequently identified by the quality supervision department, cause of the accident caused by improper installation of electric water heater leakage. .According to experts, the accident in the accident water heater installed in the shower, the shower did not reserve water heater outlet and the installation of lines, water heaters, room meter current is 10 times the rated current, but the installer did not follow the standards of the rectification .or inform the user can not install, hastily installed a water heater. .</ P> <p> According to the survey, the Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Quality Supervision Complaint Center reported last year, 12 cases received and processed water heater accidents are caused due to improper installation, rather than consumers generally believe that product quality problems. .Consumer installation, improper use of heater is mainly reflected in three aspects: First, to provide installation and after-sales service that can not be a small store to buy products and do not understand the installation in the case of self-knowledge to install water heaters; Second, after the purchase of electric water heaters, .not on the home environment were detected on the installation of electricity; third is to install gas water heater, do not follow the installation of the bathroom, or do not install flue pipe and the exhaust fan. .</ P> <p> Since the installation of the safe use of the water heater is so important, why did not cause a long enough attention to it? .According to industry sources, which manufacturers, merchants interests. .Strictly speaking, a water heater installation needs some technical work, if the implementation of strict accordance with the operating specifications, manufacturers need to invest in the installation of this one cost more, and now the market competition, no manufacturers are willing to raise prices. .Consumers do not realize the need to pay enough for the installation cost, many manufacturers have long entrust this task to the electronics stores directly. .</ P> <p> then, electrical stores is how to take over the water heater installation work? .Master Wang is a service department of a major appliance store worker responsible for installing water heaters, he frankly stated: "Although the water heater manufacturers in the aftermarket installation, there are strict regulations, no matter what business by the sale, installation must use the specified parts, which .part of the cost paid by the manufacturers, but I service department store where the electrical installation to the user in the use of accessories is outside the no-name specified, so that you can get additional profits which, accessories spreads up to 300%. ."</ P> <p> Currently, many large home appliance chain stores are responsible for a variety of after-sales service, and in fact stores often subcontract these services to a number of appliance repair company. .Blind trust in the stores and consumers do not understand the technical circumstances, the interests of others very easily become a victim. .</ P> <p> experts advise consumers to install and use the best in the note the following: water heater should be installed on a solid wall of fire resistance, water heaters on both sides of the wall distance of 120 mm or more, near the water heater .no other gas appliances and flammable materials; with vertical type or water heater flue vent the room should have windows and air intake; water heater should be installed in the operation, easy maintenance, a place not easily crash; can not use aluminum pipe .or plastic pipe to the exhaust pipe to lengthen; water heater may not have the top for surface wiring, electrical equipment. .</ P>.