Water Heating System with a Valve Assembly

A water heating system comprising:

• a water tank configured to store hot water;
• a cold water conduit configured to receive a supply of cold water;
• a hot water conduit configured to receive hot water from the water tank;
• an output water conduit configured to output water at a desired water temperature;
• a valve assembly configured to receive cold water from the cold water conduit and hot water from the hot water conduit, blend the cold water and the hot water, and output a blended water at the desired water temperature from the output water conduit based on a valve component position;
• a position sensor configured to monitor a valve component position;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• cause a movement of a valve component of the valve assembly to a desired valve component position;
• verify that the valve component position is equivalent to the desired valve component position based on inputs obtained from the position sensor;
• and
• perform a predetermined action when the valve component position is different from the desired valve component position.

A method comprising:

• causing, by a controller, a movement of a valve component, associated with a valve assembly, to a desired valve component position, wherein the valve assembly is configured to receive cold water and hot water, blend the cold water and the hot water, and output a blended water at a desired water temperature based on a valve component position;
• obtaining, by the controller, inputs from a position sensor configured to monitor a valve component position;
• verifying, by the controller, that the valve component position is equivalent to the desired valve component position;
• and
• performing, by the controller, a predetermined action when the valve component position is different from the desired valve component position.