Electric Water Heater Not Heating Water (Trips Breaker)
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2019
- How to fix an electric water heater that trips the circuit breaker or blows fuses, little or no hot water. A DIY plumbing water heater step by step highly comprehensive video on testing and replacing faulty heating elements. Enjoy the video!
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Very good video. However, I STRONGLY recommend that you drain the water heater completely before removing the heat element to be on the safe side. I followed the video hoping to perform a quick element swap. However, there was years of mineral and sediment build-up. And once the element was loosened and partially removed I could not pull it out all the way and could not screw it back in. Never realized how much 40 gallons is. The result was a clean garage floor and lesson learned. Very glad the water heater is in the garage!
Thank you so much for the step by step instructions! I did drain my tank, but otherwise followed your instructions precisely. For a bit over $50, which included both elements and the 1.50” socket, we can eek out a few more years from our 2016 heater. Saved a bundle versus the cost to replace, and I can’t thank you enough. 👍
Excellent explanation particularly showing how a corroded element can trip a breaker. When I was a teenager growing up on my stepfather's farm, we had this problem with the lower heating element on his 50 gallon electric water heater. Except the corrosion happen closer to the center of the element and as such, had a high enough resistance to ground that not enough current was drawn to pop the breaker. The reset button on the upper thermostat was jammed, and the water overheated near boiling, something during the night. Discovered this in the morning because the hot water at the kitchen sink was, let's just say hot enough to brew coffee. Went to the basement with Dad to investigate the situation and the pressure relief valve was running full force. That explains why I was awakened by the sump pump during the night with calm weather. That's the time I wish the breaker box wasn't in the basement 😄
This was the fourth vid I watched on the subject. Yours was the only one which described WHY a bad element trips the breaker, as well as the only one showing how to do the change with the tank full. You rock my man, thank you!
Thank you so much for this. My wife and I just closed on our first house a week ago and moved in yesterday. we had hot water last night but discovered no hot water this morning. We had a lot going on today so was only able to investigate this evening and found that the breaker was tripped. It hasn't tripped again yet and still waiting to check for hot water but thanks to this video I'll know exactly what to look for if it continues tripping.
Just wanted to say thank you!!! Had this exact issue and I knew I would be able to fix the issue but did not know the reason for the problem and you shed light on this issue. So , Thank you sir. Hope you and yours are blessed more each day.
Thanks man!
This worked! Great explanation, helpful visuals, perfect pacing. Called the manufacturer and immediately got the part number for the element, which I found at a local plumbing supply for $15 (generic). Had to buy the tool, but that’s ok (there’s always the other element to fix eventually). Everything else went as described. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this. My wife and I just closed on our first house a week ago and moved in yesterday. We had a lot going on today so was only able to investigate this evening and found that the breaker was tripped. It hasn't tripped again yet and still waiting to check for hot water but thanks to this video I'll know exactly what to look for if it continues tripping.
Thank you for this information. It's been a long time since my water heater has had problems. So, I'm sure this video will help me soon! Thanks for all the time and effort you've put into this video and looking forward to the next one!
Great video and narrative on explaining everything in layman's terms. Thanks, I appreciate your time and efforts.
My day just went from poopy to awesome. I feel confident I know the reason why the breaker keeps tripping now. I just replaced one heater element but I’m sure the other one is now corroded as well. This video is so well put together, informative, and easy to follow. I really enjoyed it
I came to your video because my water heater kicked off the breaker. EVERYTHING you said was what was happening to mine. I used your video to fix mine. Also, forget the crappy socket and buy a real serious one. At Lowe’s, they have a set of the crappy sockets for 19.99. NONE OF THEM will fit the new elements on big tanks. Skip them . You will want to get a six sided 1 1/2 inch or 38 mm socket. I tried to remove the elements with the non-6 sided socket, and it halfway threaded the nut as it is thin. So 6 sided impact, especially for old tanks (20 yrs). And yes, I am subscribing to this. Thank you.
I recently replaced my water heater with a Rheem and the lower element burned out in three months. Our water is very hard from a well. I pulled the element and found it was completely corroded with half inch of scale on it and burnt in two! This prompted me to do some investigating and I found out, the straight elements, such as the one you removed in this video, are more susceptible to corrosion, especially in hard water areas. I then learned that the U shaped elements are made for that very reason, and are less susceptible. Not only that, but since there is more heating surface area, more efficient at heating the water as well. Needless to say, I replaced them both.... Just food for thought!
Thank you! I'm going to buy the tools and hopefully I'll have hot water again soon.
Thank you so much! Your video is still useful today as far as my experience! This solved a problem I did running to the last two days with my waterheater.
Thanks so much for the very step by step explanation, have done this once before years back .Good to have A refresher. Didn't have a multimeter at that time.
Thank you! My Unit is 16 years old and I had feeling the element was shot. Good video! Subscribed
Your video is super helpful/Informative. I feel confident enough to test my tank. I won’t be doing the repair but after watching your video I’m most certainly I could. Thank you so much.
You sir are a life saver. Thank you so much! Now my wife won't think i am clueless about how I go about fixing our water heater.