Comments on: How To Change A Water Heater Element http://wetheadmedia.com/how-to-change-a-water-heater-element/ WeT HeaD Media Provides clear, easy to read Information for The Plumbing, Heating and Pool Industry. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:11:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jon http://wetheadmedia.com/how-to-change-a-water-heater-element/comment-page-1/#comment-4598 Jon Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:11:41 +0000 http://wetheadmedia.com/?p=1507#comment-4598 Hi Johnny, that makes a lot of sense. We'll try to do this again and hope we get it right this time. Thanks alot. I wasnt really sure how the hot water heater worked. Take care, Jon Hi Johnny, that makes a lot of sense. We’ll try to do this again and hope we get it right this time. Thanks alot. I wasnt really sure how the hot water heater worked.

Take care,
Jon

]]> By: Johnny http://wetheadmedia.com/how-to-change-a-water-heater-element/comment-page-1/#comment-4597 Johnny Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:12:56 +0000 http://wetheadmedia.com/?p=1507#comment-4597 Hi Jon, To be 100% sure you would have to measure the voltage and make sure it is coming to the upper thermostat and going out of the upper thermostat to the upper element. Once the upper thermostat is satisfied the power switches to the lower thermostat and element which shuts off by the lower element once that is satisfied. That said, I will venture a guess that you either did not cut the power brfore draining started or, did not completely refill with water before applying electrical power. When the upper element was dry fired it instantly burned out and now your upper thermostat is patiently waiting for the burned out upper element to heat the water. Hi Jon,
To be 100% sure you would have to measure the voltage and make sure it is coming to the upper thermostat and going out of the upper thermostat to the upper element. Once the upper thermostat is satisfied the power switches to the lower thermostat and element which shuts off by the lower element once that is satisfied.

That said, I will venture a guess that you either did not cut the power brfore draining started or, did not completely refill with water before applying electrical power. When the upper element was dry fired it instantly burned out and now your upper thermostat is patiently waiting for the burned out upper element to heat the water.

]]> By: Jon http://wetheadmedia.com/how-to-change-a-water-heater-element/comment-page-1/#comment-4570 Jon Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:01:40 +0000 http://wetheadmedia.com/?p=1507#comment-4570 Hello, My hot water heater recently stopped heating right. We started to run out of hot water in about half the time it would usually take it. I replaces the bottom element after testing it with an ohm meter and got no reading. I let it fill back up and turned on the breakers but after waiting four hours i have absolutely no hot water now at all. Tried the reset button several times and it wont push in so I assume it's already in. What do you think the problem might be? What would cause it from having some hot water to no hot water after changing the element? Thank you very much. Jon Hello,

My hot water heater recently stopped heating right. We started to run out of hot water in about half the time it would usually take it. I replaces the bottom element after testing it with an ohm meter and got no reading. I let it fill back up and turned on the breakers but after waiting four hours i have absolutely no hot water now at all. Tried the reset button several times and it wont push in so I assume it’s already in. What do you think the problem might be? What would cause it from having some hot water to no hot water after changing the element?

Thank you very much.

Jon

]]> By: Joseph http://wetheadmedia.com/how-to-change-a-water-heater-element/comment-page-1/#comment-4243 Joseph Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:36:04 +0000 http://wetheadmedia.com/?p=1507#comment-4243 Your welcome, If you have any other questions or issues, just let us know and leave another comment and we will reply ;-) Thanks so much , have a great weekend yourself, ! Joseph Your welcome,

If you have any other questions or issues, just let us know and leave another comment and we will reply ;-)

Thanks so much , have a great weekend yourself, !

Joseph

]]> By: Eli http://wetheadmedia.com/how-to-change-a-water-heater-element/comment-page-1/#comment-4242 Eli Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:30:33 +0000 http://wetheadmedia.com/?p=1507#comment-4242 Johnny / Joseph, I want to thank both of you for your replies and help. Sounds like a great project for the weekend. I hope replacing the element is as easy as it sounds. Johnny / Joseph,

I want to thank both of you for your replies and help. Sounds like a great project for the weekend. I hope replacing the element is as easy as it sounds.

]]> By: Johnny http://wetheadmedia.com/how-to-change-a-water-heater-element/comment-page-1/#comment-4241 Johnny Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:26:29 +0000 http://wetheadmedia.com/?p=1507#comment-4241 Hi Joe, Hopefully you have figured out what was wrong by now. I cant say what is wrong with your water heater and there are quite a few things it can be. Virtually every component and connection from the circuit breaker to the element is supect. Even a bad circuit breaker could cause your problem. You need to do some electrical testing to determine where the problem is. Hi Joe,
Hopefully you have figured out what was wrong by now.
I cant say what is wrong with your water heater and there are quite a few things it can be.
Virtually every component and connection from the circuit breaker to the element is supect.
Even a bad circuit breaker could cause your problem.
You need to do some electrical testing to determine where the problem is.

]]> By: Johnny http://wetheadmedia.com/how-to-change-a-water-heater-element/comment-page-1/#comment-4239 Johnny Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:15:16 +0000 http://wetheadmedia.com/?p=1507#comment-4239 Hi Eli, With the water heater having been "Dry-Fired" you need at a minimum a new element. Chances are what was once a loop element is now just 2 burned off stubs. Additional electrical testing could tell if there are any other problems. Hi Eli,

With the water heater having been “Dry-Fired” you need at a minimum a new element.
Chances are what was once a loop element is now just 2 burned off stubs.

Additional electrical testing could tell if there are any other problems.

]]> By: Joseph http://wetheadmedia.com/how-to-change-a-water-heater-element/comment-page-1/#comment-4236 Joseph Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:34:19 +0000 http://wetheadmedia.com/?p=1507#comment-4236 Hi Eli Sorry about that, That message was outdated, I will have someone named Johnny answer your questions shorty. Check back here later on around 8pm and there will be a nice response. Thanks so much, Joseph Hi Eli

Sorry about that, That message was outdated, I will have someone named Johnny answer your questions shorty.

Check back here later on around 8pm and there will be a nice response.

Thanks so much,

Joseph

]]> By: Eli http://wetheadmedia.com/how-to-change-a-water-heater-element/comment-page-1/#comment-4235 Eli Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:41:11 +0000 http://wetheadmedia.com/?p=1507#comment-4235 Joseph, I appreciate the help. I tried to find you online but I guess I just don't understand how to communicate in the forums. Anyway I guess I have three options to choose from and I will start with the least expensive and go from there. Reset Button, New Element or New Water Heater all together. Joseph,

I appreciate the help. I tried to find you online but I guess I just don’t understand how to communicate in the forums. Anyway I guess I have three options to choose from and I will start with the least expensive and go from there. Reset Button, New Element or New Water Heater all together.

]]> By: Eli http://wetheadmedia.com/how-to-change-a-water-heater-element/comment-page-1/#comment-4234 Eli Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:27:33 +0000 http://wetheadmedia.com/?p=1507#comment-4234 I have a small hot water heater in my shop (for washing machine) that I have to drain when the temperatures get below freezing because I do not have heat in my shop. I drain the waterlines and by doing so drain the hot water heater as well. I have always known to shut off the breaker before draining the lines but on this one special occassion I either did not shut off the breaker or someone came behind me and turned it on while the hot water heater was empty. Now the water heater will not produce hot water. Do you think the reset button will help me or do I probably need to replace my heating elements. I have a small hot water heater in my shop (for washing machine) that I have to drain when the temperatures get below freezing because I do not have heat in my shop. I drain the waterlines and by doing so drain the hot water heater as well. I have always known to shut off the breaker before draining the lines but on this one special occassion I either did not shut off the breaker or someone came behind me and turned it on while the hot water heater was empty. Now the water heater will not produce hot water. Do you think the reset button will help me or do I probably need to replace my heating elements.

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