Yooo! I watched this video and then went to replace the same device that broke during a freeze. First person to install the original barely left enough wire to reach and on top of that they built a sink cabinet around the water heater, so I had hardly any room to work the cables through. I could not get the thick cable to go through the space for the life of me! Just as i was about to give up after about 6 hours off and on of trying to get the cables in I remembered your video and asked God to help me find a solution. I looked at my old water heater and noticed the little middle screw in the white plastic piece between the other four screws. I unscrewed it and noticed this would help me maneuver the piece through the cable since the cables had no slack. Thanks for the video and the reminder to always ask God for help and give him the praise afterwards.
I got to say that at the beginning it was not good at all I had hot water in one of my bathrooms but on the other one not much but after a week it started working great so I highly recommend for an small 2 to 3 bedroom home
Thanks I needed this video and I think God used you to encourage me so keep up the good work. I got those heater gotta have a pro come out and do the breaker though can't seem to turn off the main power and don't want to get shocked. Thank my brother in Christ. I need a hot shower😊
Thanks for your comment bro. Tip to install the wire on the breakers you don't have to do it on the panel box, you can install the wire awy from the main power, then push them in the right spot. If you think you need a pro to install them is better then. Keep it up in life God has a purpose in your life.
@@TshirtswithartDecals a pro came out but he was only a plumber I was able to pull out the fuse all the Lord Praise God just need to go buy the new one gonna look back at the video to see what you use you said it right at the beginning two throw something. Thanks again almost there God bless from mesa arizona
Very informative! The white wire (3rd wire) was not discussed in instructions that came with my unit. You answered that question and gave some insight on how to avoid other problems! Amen! God is good!
@@tpwnage714not sure but since I struggled with this issue on the tankless water heater, I came across the same issue with a small 220 volt wall heater. The manufacturer just said hook up hits to the ground. Btw. The water heater is amazing and still works perfectly.
At around 8:10 you mention that you took the rubber washers out of the caps to put them on the fitting that attaches to the heater. Did you not use the compression ring? Those rubber washers will reduce water flow.
Thank you for your comment. It's not hard I'm sure you can do it just make sure the power is off if you can kill the main breaker to prevent any injuries. Let me know how did it go
Tx bro. Sometimes we can learn from vids, whether the person is a pro or not. You just have to be selective as to what it is you’re stuck on. Even the pros sometimes over complicate certain things. I had that same issue with the power connection, being that 6 gauge is so thick… but when you feel you’ve done things right, it usually comes down to common sense trouble shooting, and back peddling. Good job. I have the same unit, and what I’d like to know from you is how long it takes your hot water to reach your farthest fixture. With this I’m concerned. Gracias hermano, bien hecho. 🙃
Thanks for the video. It really helped. I’m having a hard time deciding on the fittings for the water. The connection to the heater is a 5/8” compression and Rheem provided a copper sleeve to go on 5/8 tube plus a compression nut if you wanted to use smooth 5/8 tube. They also supplied what you used - a combination compression nut with a 1/2” male pipe thread on the other end. And nothing about it in their book. I called Rheem to ask if I needed to use a short piece of 5/8 tube inside the copper compression sleeve, they refused to answer, and told me to ask my plumber. I’ve ordered a short piece of 5/8 stainless tube. But - I missed the gasket inside the plastic cap that you mention at 8:13. Did you leave out the copper crush sleeve and just use the rubber gaskets inside the compression fitting?
An update: 6-2 wg is really stiff. I had a hard time running it around the heater, through holes in the studs, and making the connections on both ends. If I had to do it again, I’d see if it was legal to run two #6 single, flexible, stranded conductors plus the bare #10 ground (that’s what 6-2 wg has). Rheem put an unused plastic bracket with legs on both side just under the connector for the two #6 wires. It was impossible for me to get the right #6 into the Rheem connector so I sawed the right hand plastic leg off to make it possible.
It looks to me that he didn't use the compression ring (copper crush sleeve) when attatching the 1/2" NPT adapter to the unit. The rubber washers will restrict flow. Maybe a rookie mistake.
I don't think I did. But I can do one Works great but I do not recommend if you water has alot of minerals, it breaks the elements alot. It's not mi case but I hear about it Thank you for you comment
Thank you for your comment. Yes I do the only problem is when is 15° or less shower must be one at the time but other then that is a great buy saved me a bunch of money compared to a 35 gal tank
Thank you for your comment. It has been great at first it was a bit hard to get the hot water to the other side of the house but couple weeks later it's been great. Two showers at the same time and it does a good 7 to 10 minutes shower
@@TshirtswithartDecals Can you explain why it was hard to get the hot water to the other end of the house? about how many feet is it from the water heater? what did you do to fix it?
The other side bathroom is about 45' away from the water heater I guess it was breaking out meaning it was settling to work at his best. After a week or so it started to work great highly recommend
QUESTION: You say use 2 black & 1 ground size 6 wires to hook it up but according to the installation manual the wiring diagram shows the 1 breaker with 1 black wire to L1 and 1 red wire to L2 for the 13kW heater. I thought the inside of a black, white, or red coating the wire would be the same, can I use a white or red as long as I mark it as black? Would it make a difference? And why would the manual show 1 black and 1 red? My previous tankless hot water heater froze and busted on Christmas Eve while everyone's power was out. I went with a Rheem this time however this is MY first time installing one. I got it up and running for a few seconds and then sparks flew out of the top right wire connector and it stopped working! 🙏 Please pray for my 1908 home, the renovations that I'm doing completely on my own, and for my hands and brain to be guided by God while I attempt to troubleshoot and fix my water heaters issue. Thank you for your video and for all of your help! God bless everyone
Hi there thank you for your comment. I will definitely be praying for you. And to answer your question yes you can use the white wire as long you identify them so you don't create a short in the panel. Base on the area the color is to pass the code inspection. Make sure you use the size that is needed along the breaker. Blessings
Use 6 2 awg wire for the reheem 13. Yes you can use whatever color wires as long as they are 6 awg size. Before you attach to the tankless or the panel you have to put black tape on the wires to show they are hot wires. Do leave them , red , blue or any other color . The green is always ground . Or the bare wire is always ground. Breaker is 60 double pole
Thank you for your comment. I suggest to have the cold line well insulated and try to not shower two at the same time. That's the way we do it when it's cold to prevent hot water loss.
Hi there thank you for the comment. You will have to disconnect it from the electric power and shut the water off and take it to your tub or shower and remove the elements.
L1 and L2 are labeled on the water heater, mark your wires to put L1 with one Dual Pole breaker and the other two wires L2 with the second DP breaker. Hope this will help you.
I live In Texas and it works great 👍. I recommend but it all depends on the Sze of your home 2 baths is good for this size but more it might not be to effective, unless is use it one at the time.
Yes I still have it installed and just recently bought new elements they must be 8 1/2" from the treat down. Is been working great. Thank you for your comment
My so called electrician wired it with 2 positives and 1 negative in 6 gauge cable plus a gauge 8 green screwed to the metallic structure of the house, any electricians care to say how that is wrong and why or if that can be left as is? It heats but lately it is over consuming power to heat the same
The installation manual from Rheem says to use a 220 volt 60 amp breaker with #6 conductors. A 6-2 wg (with ground) cable includes a bare #10 ground wire that connects to a green ground wire in the heater and should be connected to the grounding strip in the breaker box.
Thank you for your comment as I mentioned for a lenght of 12" apart from the panel didn't see a problem using the size #8 BUT I recommend size #6 for it. 20 years of experience and about 100 residential homes built says alot more then just a video. Thank you again. Have a blessed day every day. God bless you.
Thank you for sharing, Arteam! I really appreciate this video.
Thank you so much I'm glad it helped you.
Great job on the video and on the encouragement!!! Thanks.
Thank you. I know in hard day like we living in, good word of encouragement is always welcome. Have a bless day
I love this video, I’ve been praying while working now too. The Lord has fixed my fridge and dishwasher! Praise the Lord!!!!!
Praise God I'm glad this video helped you
Yooo! I watched this video and then went to replace the same device that broke during a freeze. First person to install the original barely left enough wire to reach and on top of that they built a sink cabinet around the water heater, so I had hardly any room to work the cables through. I could not get the thick cable to go through the space for the life of me! Just as i was about to give up after about 6 hours off and on of trying to get the cables in I remembered your video and asked God to help me find a solution. I looked at my old water heater and noticed the little middle screw in the white plastic piece between the other four screws. I unscrewed it and noticed this would help me maneuver the piece through the cable since the cables had no slack. Thanks for the video and the reminder to always ask God for help and give him the praise afterwards.
WOW that's an amazing testimony thank you for sharing it. 👏 God bless you
Thank you! Putting one in a cabin. You've got a great attitude!
Thank you 😊 I'm glad it helped you!!!!
You may wanna protect those conductors. There's a lot of amperage flowing through them and a light knick could expose you to the full wrath of it.
Your video was great an verrry helpful....your prayer was awesome & your Testimony stay encouraged. God bless
Thank you for those encouraging words. Blessings
Thanks for the info you really help answer a lot of my questions
Thank you for your comment. I'm glad this video helped you
Thank you for the video and the prayers... I needed it today... God Bless You Kind Sir ❤
That's awesome that this video touched your heart.
Amen my brother. God answers even the simplest requests.
Amen thank you for your comment.
Blessings
Great video! Very helpful! Give God the glory brother!!!
Thank you so much I'm glad that it did helped you
Thanks for the video and being a man of faith. ❤
Awww thank you I really appreciate it
Excellent vid. Sir. Even more Excellent testimony
Great video sir! thank you
Perfect video love it thank you
Thank you. I'm glad that helped you
Thank you and God bless you and your family 🙏🙏🙏
Great video! Looking forward to the update
I got to say that at the beginning it was not good at all I had hot water in one of my bathrooms but on the other one not much but after a week it started working great so I highly recommend for an small 2 to 3 bedroom home
Thank you for your comment
Thanks I needed this video and I think God used you to encourage me so keep up the good work. I got those heater gotta have a pro come out and do the breaker though can't seem to turn off the main power and don't want to get shocked. Thank my brother in Christ. I need a hot shower😊
Thanks for your comment bro. Tip to install the wire on the breakers you don't have to do it on the panel box, you can install the wire awy from the main power, then push them in the right spot. If you think you need a pro to install them is better then.
Keep it up in life God has a purpose in your life.
@@TshirtswithartDecals a pro came out but he was only a plumber I was able to pull out the fuse all the Lord Praise God just need to go buy the new one gonna look back at the video to see what you use you said it right at the beginning two throw something. Thanks again almost there God bless from mesa arizona
Awesome let me know if you able to get it if not send me an email so we can do a zoom chat to guide you step by step
Artconstruction711@gmail.com
@@TshirtswithartDecalsPraise God it works Hallelujah! Thanks for all your advice. God bless.-Paul chavez
That's awesome brother I'm glad the video was able to help you with the heater and with your heart.
Amen God is good all the time praise him for everything he does.
Great Vid,, A great trouble shooting share ...
Thank you
Excellent vid...!!!!!
Thanks for the comment.
Nice video brother 👍
Thank you very much
Very informative! The white wire (3rd wire) was not discussed in instructions that came with my unit. You answered that question and gave some insight on how to avoid other problems! Amen! God is good!
Thank you I'm glad it helped you out.
Blessings
Hey Brother. Why did they not use the nutural/white wire here??
@@tpwnage714not sure but since I struggled with this issue on the tankless water heater, I came across the same issue with a small 220 volt wall heater. The manufacturer just said hook up hits to the ground. Btw. The water heater is amazing and still works perfectly.
👍
Amén 🙏. Thank you for the message at the end
Thank you for your comment.
Thanks for telling us that God sent His son to die for us on the cross, so we can have eternal life.
I really loved hearing you say that.
Thank you so much.
Blessing for you and family too.
Thank you very much
Works for outdoor off grid setup well
At around 8:10 you mention that you took the rubber washers out of the caps to put them on the fitting that attaches to the heater. Did you not use the compression ring? Those rubber washers will reduce water flow.
I plan on installing a tank less water heater. It doesn't look too hard, please pray for me. Thank you so much and God Bless you!!
Thank you for your comment. It's not hard I'm sure you can do it just make sure the power is off if you can kill the main breaker to prevent any injuries.
Let me know how did it go
God Bless you brother
Thank you 😊 blessings
Tx bro. Sometimes we can learn from vids, whether the person is a pro or not. You just have to be selective as to what it is you’re stuck on. Even the pros sometimes over complicate certain things. I had that same issue with the power connection, being that 6 gauge is so thick… but when you feel you’ve done things right, it usually comes down to common sense trouble shooting, and back peddling. Good job. I have the same unit, and what I’d like to know from you is how long it takes your hot water to reach your farthest fixture. With this I’m concerned. Gracias hermano, bien hecho. 🙃
Gracias por tu comentario. Pues la verdad si se tarda para llegar el agua caliente, aveces me dan ganas de regresar al boiler de tanque. Animo
No, yo no me rindieras tan pronto. Lo qué pasa es que necesitamos uno con mas capacidad, y por lo meno, con 3 elementos, en vez de dos. A mi me gusta
Much as Gracias, Amigo!
De nada
Add some conduit and flush valves with
pressure relief.
Bless you Brother
Thank you very much.
Excellent video! You are the only one who mentions the need for a reducer fitting. Do you have a part number for the 1/2” to 3/4” fitting?
Thank you for your comment. But i don't have the part number but is very easy to find in the hardware store.
Did you ever find this part or part number?
The best.
Thank you. I'm glad that helped you
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Thanks for the video. It really helped. I’m having a hard time deciding on the fittings for the water. The connection to the heater is a 5/8” compression and Rheem provided a copper sleeve to go on 5/8 tube plus a compression nut if you wanted to use smooth 5/8 tube. They also supplied what you used - a combination compression nut with a 1/2” male pipe thread on the other end. And nothing about it in their book. I called Rheem to ask if I needed to use a short piece of 5/8 tube inside the copper compression sleeve, they refused to answer, and told me to ask my plumber. I’ve ordered a short piece of 5/8 stainless tube.
But - I missed the gasket inside the plastic cap that you mention at 8:13. Did you leave out the copper crush sleeve and just use the rubber gaskets inside the compression fitting?
An update: 6-2 wg is really stiff. I had a hard time running it around the heater, through holes in the studs, and making the connections on both ends. If I had to do it again, I’d see if it was legal to run two #6 single, flexible, stranded conductors plus the bare #10 ground (that’s what 6-2 wg has).
Rheem put an unused plastic bracket with legs on both side just under the connector for the two #6 wires. It was impossible for me to get the right #6 into the Rheem connector so I sawed the right hand plastic leg off to make it possible.
@@noellwilson1273 Excellent tip on the plastic bracket mount below the wire connectors. I'll cut that thing off before my installer gets here. Thanx!!
It looks to me that he didn't use the compression ring (copper crush sleeve) when attatching the 1/2" NPT adapter to the unit. The rubber washers will restrict flow. Maybe a rookie mistake.
Use the rubber gasket it works great. No need for compression fittings.
@@TshirtswithartDecals We'll see. Thanx for the response.
Amen my brother
Thank you for your comment blessings
Did you ever do a review video? Thanks
I don't think I did. But I can do one
Works great but I do not recommend if you water has alot of minerals, it breaks the elements alot. It's not mi case but I hear about it
Thank you for you comment
Do u like how it's doing in ur home I'm considering doing the same to mine we have 2 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms
Thank you for your comment. Yes I do the only problem is when is 15° or less shower must be one at the time but other then that is a great buy saved me a bunch of money compared to a 35 gal tank
Good video, is the water heater working good or did you have any problems?
Thank you for your comment. It has been great at first it was a bit hard to get the hot water to the other side of the house but couple weeks later it's been great. Two showers at the same time and it does a good 7 to 10 minutes shower
@@TshirtswithartDecals Can you explain why it was hard to get the hot water to the other end of the house? about how many feet is it from the water heater? what did you do to fix it?
The other side bathroom is about 45' away from the water heater I guess it was breaking out meaning it was settling to work at his best.
After a week or so it started to work great highly recommend
QUESTION: You say use 2 black & 1 ground size 6 wires to hook it up but according to the installation manual the wiring diagram shows the 1 breaker with 1 black wire to L1 and 1 red wire to L2 for the 13kW heater. I thought the inside of a black, white, or red coating the wire would be the same, can I use a white or red as long as I mark it as black? Would it make a difference? And why would the manual show 1 black and 1 red? My previous tankless hot water heater froze and busted on Christmas Eve while everyone's power was out. I went with a Rheem this time however this is MY first time installing one. I got it up and running for a few seconds and then sparks flew out of the top right wire connector and it stopped working! 🙏 Please pray for my 1908 home, the renovations that I'm doing completely on my own, and for my hands and brain to be guided by God while I attempt to troubleshoot and fix my water heaters issue. Thank you for your video and for all of your help! God bless everyone
Hi there thank you for your comment. I will definitely be praying for you.
And to answer your question yes you can use the white wire as long you identify them so you don't create a short in the panel. Base on the area the color is to pass the code inspection. Make sure you use the size that is needed along the breaker.
Blessings
I’m doing a live stream if you want to join
Use 6 2 awg wire for the reheem 13.
Yes you can use whatever color wires as long as they are 6 awg size. Before you attach to the tankless or the panel you have to put black tape on the wires to show they are hot wires. Do leave them , red , blue or any other color . The green is always ground . Or the bare wire is always ground.
Breaker is 60 double pole
Any updates on it. Is cold 🥶 here 5- it can help me to change my heater
Thank you for your comment. I suggest to have the cold line well insulated and try to not shower two at the same time. That's the way we do it when it's cold to prevent hot water loss.
Did u use solid wire or stranded
Thank you for your comment. I used Solid wire.
what is amp breaker you used for the panel
Dual 60 amp
I think you are asking what is the breaker is used for?
It breaks the circuit to prevent the unit 'tankless water heater unit' from damage.
I use the double pole 60 amp
How do you clean this style of tankless
Hi there thank you for the comment. You will have to disconnect it from the electric power and shut the water off and take it to your tub or shower and remove the elements.
Stay tuned I have been thinking about making a video about it.
Where is l1 /l2 on the heater? How do I know which is which & to match up with the breaker?
L1 and L2 are labeled on the water heater, mark your wires to put L1 with one Dual Pole breaker and the other two wires L2 with the second DP breaker.
Hope this will help you.
I don't see where it says that on the actual rheem unit . I see right terminal 25° and left terminal 500V
draws 54 amps on high from two 30 amp breakers dual style dont skimp on wire guage
It’s one 60 amp double pole, using 6/2 awg
you have 30amps running on each cable so why not use the 10/2 wire, since you are using two wires, not 1?
Where u live? here in Oklahoma is cold..I need 1 🚿?what u thing
I live In Texas and it works great 👍. I recommend but it all depends on the Sze of your home
2 baths is good for this size but more it might not be to effective, unless is use it one at the time.
u still use it ?any update?
Yes I still have it installed and just recently bought new elements they must be 8 1/2" from the treat down.
Is been working great.
Thank you for your comment
I'm going live in a few minutes to talk about it
I’m live streaming
My so called electrician wired it with 2 positives and 1 negative in 6 gauge cable plus a gauge 8 green screwed to the metallic structure of the house, any electricians care to say how that is wrong and why or if that can be left as is?
It heats but lately it is over consuming power to heat the same
I wouldn't recommend anything under 200 amp. Definitely a two pole 60 and careful to keep in phase
You should have used a 10-2 guage wire with a 30 amp breaker.
I don't want to make it seem like I 'just knew'. Here's where I got my info. I hope this helps.
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I decided to use bigger for the resistance and to cover me from the warranty. But thanks for your advice
That unit requires a 60 amp double pole. Why do you suggest a 30 amp?
The installation manual from Rheem says to use a 220 volt 60 amp breaker with #6 conductors. A 6-2 wg (with ground) cable includes a bare #10 ground wire that connects to a green ground wire in the heater and should be connected to the grounding strip in the breaker box.
Dude saying you could use a #8 wire with a 60 amp breaker just tells me that you really shouldn’t be making any videos about electrical 🔥
Thank you for your comment as I mentioned for a lenght of 12" apart from the panel didn't see a problem using the size #8 BUT I recommend size #6 for it.
20 years of experience and about 100 residential homes built says alot more then just a video.
Thank you again. Have a blessed day every day.
God bless you.
terrible installation
Thank you for your comment. On a good note it works great