How To Drain and Fill a Hot Water Heater
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- Опубликовано: 1 фев 2017
- Electric hot water heater maintenance draining and filling the tank. Watch as I drain and refill a 40 gallon Rheem electric hot water heater. Shut off power/breaker FIRST. Turn back on power/breaker LAST. It should take about 60-80 minutes for the water to heat up good after your all finished.
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I can’t tell you how many videos I search through find a proper way to refill the water heater! Thank you so much great job
You are so welcome!
Great video! As an electrician (licensed Journeyman) out of practice, your video is a very good reminder and fairly well organized. You hit all the highlights for this procedure.
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@@jamiewagnerhow long it takes for tank to fill up?
Thank you so much for making a short, concise video! Was trying to figure out what I did wrong, why the water wasn't coming out, the I forgot to flip the pressure relief valve...draining nicely now, much appreciated, very helpful!
You're welcome!
Cool! You have a tap that dispenses hot chocolate! This is why you never use hot water from your tap when cooking food or making a cup of tea. Always fill your a pot or the kettle from the cold water tap. Also a good idea to run the cold water for a few minutes in the morning to flush out the pipes before you fill the kettle.
thanks Chris!! 😂😂😂
Thank you so much for these videos on hot water heater !
Woke this morning with same issue - still working but as soon as I’m home will start the process.
God bless you for taking the time to post these.
You're welcome! good luck with it and be careful.
Thankyou .... great videos .... they guided me safely through the whole process, down to finding the bad element, replacing it and restoring the hot water to the house ... Thanks again !!!
You’re welcome please click the like button on all my videos and share them it helps me to keep making great content on this channel
I messaged 5 guys who couldn't help me. I googled and found this video and figured it out.
wow that's awesome! thanks for the comment! glad it was helpful!
Appreciate the video, I'm about to do this and replace the heating elements today, your video will help me for sure.
Yeah you should be fine, good luck with it it’s easy and this one went right back to working perfect again.
Thank you for the help !
No problem click the like button and share the video for me
Great review man. thanks
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Great video Jamie!! I love your demonstrations..
Thank you!!
@@jamiewagner However, my issue is the pressure relief valve. I was working on this one and it will not open up. It's 100% jammed. So, no water is leaving the tank. I turned the faucets on in the house to release some pressure. Good thing this relief valve is on the top and not the side since no water has left the tank.
Oh ok
Oh, actually did. Ty😊
welcome!
Thank you my man!!!!!
No problem 👍
Wow!!! That thing is identical to mine i had since 2003!!!!
I had that same Rheem you are showing. Lasted 20 years, never once flushed it. No bad odors, no bad taste, no discolored water. Was clean til the end when hot water went out!!!! I never touched the factory set temp. Just my true real experience with that Rheem electric unit. RHEEM IS EXCELLENT! Just bought the brand new unit and got $100 off at HomeDepot!!! It depends on where you live. If you live around hard water do the flushes!!!!😂
Yep you're right!!
Awsome vídeo thank you
You’re welcome Sara! Thanks for commenting
Just had to go buy part to finish the install other then that went pretty quick and easy
cool glad you made out good with it
Thanks 🙏 a bunch, this is exactly the answer I needed!! Great!!
Glad it was helpful!
Good Video thx
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Great video man keep up the good work
Thanks Raul Thank you! Happy holiday! Please click the like button and share this video to help me to keep creating helpful content for everyone!
@@jamiewagner happy holidays but it would be a good idea to do a video of how to test the thermostat if you haven't done one yet
Good idea I still have the thermostats from this video, so I actually could do a video
Very helpful and simple. Thanks. On mine, which looks similar, it wouldn't drain at first and I discovered that the plastic handgrip at the bottom drain outlet had to be unscrewed before water flowed. Don't know if that was normal or not.
+MrWoodyandJack 👍hey thanks! It's probably all good as long as the water flows!
Thnx needed the refresher. Helped alot.
Glad it helped!
Good stuff!
Thank You! be sure to share my channel with friends and hit the like button! I also hope you and your family stay safe during these difficult times!
@@jamiewagner You too, dude! Have a good one.
good info but you did not stress that the tank must be allowed to fill completely before the power can be turned on again. Failure to do will at best fry the elements.
YES for sure! Thank you for sharing this! IT'S VERY IMPORTANT! I'm not sure i mentioned it! But I did do that!
he did mention that
@ 00:02 LOL.
I usually only heat my cold water. Nevertheless, thanks for the helpful video.
Thanks! Be sure to hit the like button and share this video with your friends 👫!!
Thanks! I fried the heating element one year and then the next year I flooded the cabin so this year I'm really determined to do it right!
😂😂😂😂😂😂👍
It's generally a good idea to remove and clean the screens at each spigot, prior to purging the air out. This will allow any sediment and debris to flush out as well.
These screens are typically located at the end of the spouts, a (very light) turn with pliers will remove ones that are too tight, and replace them hand tight.
Note: some spigots don't have removable screens, so be careful when using pliers, as too much pressure will damage a spigot that doesn't have removable screens. Light pressure is all that is needed to loosen those that are serviceable.
Oh and remember, righty tighty (clockwise)- lefty loosey,(counterclockwise)
lol yes you are 100% correct!
@@jamiewagner
I wasn't boasting, just reminding. Cause sometimes I too get a little absent minded, and forget some of the simple things.
Good luck with your project.
Keep the valve open when refilling to bleed air and flush water out so it doesn’t run thru your taps.
thanks for the tip ash!
Do you have to wait until the tank is totally full before turning on the facets to purge air? All my facets are sputtering like crazy and I don't know how long they'll be like that.
They will do that until all the air is out of the lines
How do you drain it if the tank is in a lower level? My tank is in a crawl space and there isn't a drain pipe in the space. So I suppose I would need to have a pump to pull the water out to the main level.
I will have to research it
Looks REAL clean - was that sewer water coming out when you first opened the spigot? LOL
YEP
Coffee!
Coffee
Do you think it's worth changing the thermostat when you change the elements?
Yes I do.
Jamie Wagner thanks guess I'll order upper and lower thermostats as well. I have a 9-10 year old Bradford white electric water heater that's lower element has failed, I foresee it having alot of sediment. I have to use a pump as well as there's no drains in the basement
You left out one important factor how do you connect the hose to the bottom of the water heater to drain it because prior to doing so there is no shut off at my water heater and watet will start coming out before I attach hose explained please
There is a valve
Do you turn the water on in faucets while it's filling up?
I think I did
How long does it take to fill a 40 gallon water heater before you turn on the power?
not long unless you have very poor water pressure
do you leave the faucets on the whole time the tank is filling
I don't remember if I did or not
I just installed a water softener and my water is a little yellow wasn't yellow before will it clear up eventually?
you shoul dhave it tested but it will probably clear up but I'm not really certified to give you a true answer for that
do you have a video on how to test the thermostat?
Hey good one! I did record a video when I replaced the thermostat but I didn’t do any testing it. I could though because I think I still have the old thermostats both of them
i cant find a video anywhere on youtube that is good at explaining how to test the thermostat
I got the same tank you got but I been having problem its starting too leaking in one of bottom covers any idea ? the Circuit breaker is off
not sure, I mean if it's really old it might need replaced or have someone take a look at it that is a certified plumber or whatever.
@@jamiewagner its shows 2010 on the tank and yeah I think its time for replacement
So to fill the water heater again you run all the faucets?? This is the problem im having the water heater doesnt seem to be filling.
yeah that helps get all the air out of the lines but if you don't have water pressure coming into the tank then it might not fill up, your line coming in from where ever you get water should have a certain amount of pressure so it can refill the tank
How long did it take your hot water heater to finish filling back up?
it took the water heater only a short time to fill up, not long at all
How do you know when the water heater is full of water and you can safely turn on the power?
Once all the air is stops blasting out of your faucets, it don’t take long to fill up with normal water pressure
Is it normal to have water going through the hot water while the heater is off and winterized?
no idea
Our hose keeps popping off. Lmfao. I just redone my floors to. I know nothing about hot water heaters
lol
All of the how to videos I watched have these valves to turn the water on and off and I'm over here looking at mine not seeing a dang thing but piping lol It's a mobile home so I guess it's probably under the house.
Edit: it wasnt.
yeah it might be under the house.
@@jamiewagner It wasnt, unfortunately. Maybe I just need a trained eye to look, but all I saw was piping. Some people I asked said it should just refill as it's used.
Well good luck with it for now.
when did they start making Hot water heaters, thought they were just water heaters that heated up cold incoming water?
You’re 100% correct! It’s actually a water heater, seems like everyone including myself calls them hot water heaters, when technically that’s an incorrect statement!!🤣
How do I know when the tank is full?
When you turn the water back on it fills up until it’s full and can’t go anymore so it maintains that pressure. So when you run the water it will fill back up automatically all the time until it’s full so it’s like full all the time as long as you have the main water valve at the bottom turned on because that has lots of pressure
Jamie Wagner thanks , I know it was probably a stupid question but didn’t want to turn the breaker back on till I was sure lol. Replaced the bad element.... breaker is still tripping after all that 😩. Must be another issue too . Damn
Yea you might have more than one issue going on
Jamie Wagner I figured it out!!!! Yay!!! I replaced the upper thermostat. Go Me! Thanks for the video, I literally had no clue what I was doing, or even sure if I should attempt trying but you made it seem like I wouldn’t die trying lol!
Wow that’s great! 👍 I guess I’m glad I went ahead and created the video. I guess it has helped people out more than I expected! After I did this mine worked perfectly fine!
Can anyone tell me the answer to this? I turned off the cold water line going to the heater, turned on a hot water tap until water quit going through, and then opened the drain plug on the bottom of the heater to drain out the excess. I also opened the relief valve to help air flow through. It seemed like it was finished, but then I turned on a cold water tap at my basement sink and noticed that water came flowing from the heater's drain plug. A half hour later it's still flowing from there? How can this be?
I would check to make sure you actually have your mainline turned off
@@jamiewagner ~ Yeah, it was turned off. Problem was that the tank drained pretty slow, so when I thought it must be done, it really wasn't. On my basement sink I had the hot tap open the whole time, so I think opening the cold tap too somehow let some relief in the system so the water started flowing better. Anyway, it's all done now. Thanks for helping.
You're welcome charlie. I'm glad you made out okay, thanks for commenting back. I'm really glad for my RUclips community and viewers like you leaving feedback! 👍
I bought this water heater ruclips.net/user/postUgkx8G49mV71sAzUl9shXyLW-r3XgHH9EVh1 for use in my bus conversion. I installed it under my kitchen sink and it is fed by a high efficiency on-demand LP water heater. It is both a backup hot water source as well as a water saving device since we have hot water on demand rather than having to wait for the gas on demand water heater to finish its ignition cycle. I decided on this water heater due to the fact that it only draws 1300watts when it's ON instead of the 1500 watts that most Water heaters this size draw. In an RV a couple hundred watts can be a big deal. With very low standby losses, I don't have to worry about excessive power consumption. When propane is not available for our gas water heater, in conjunction with our low flow shower head there is enough hot water available to shower, albeit we won't be taking "hotel showers." Also very happy with the recovery rate of this water heater. Granted, it is quite small, but it does exactly what we need it to do.
good! 👍👍
Coke dispenser @ 2:11
lol
looks like it's time for a new domestic water heater - brown/rusty water isn't a good sign - probably that your tank liner is not longer protecting the water from corroding from the tank rusting on the inside - that or you have older galvanized piping that is corroding! BTW I design mechanical and plumbing systems for a living. The correct term is domestic (electric/gas) water heater, NOT "hot water heater"...because you don't heat hot water right?
yes you are correct
Jaime I have a question for you bud!? NEED HELP?!
Yeah what’s the question?
AT WHAT POINT CAN WE SEE IT FILLING?????
and YET AGAIN not mentioning WHEN to CLOSE the hot water faucets you opened BEFORE you drained the tank. You told WHEN to open them BUT not when to closed them. 1:00 you said you opened the faucets. 1:44 you said you opened them again.
Well sorry about that. So your saying we should close them during this process?
Don’t jerk the camera. Film smoothly.
thanks for the tip, it was a bit to jerky, next time I'll set it up on a tripod, have happy holidays!
So you never actually showed how to let the water out besides saying how you turned the bottom valve back off as 5 previous vids I just watched
It's a water heater, not a hot water heater.
guess it's time to change the title, Thanks!
Didn't show exactly how to drain
"How To Drain and Fill a Hot Water Heater" What is a hot water heater? Hot water doesn't need to be heated.
🤣🤣 your right
It's not an electric hot water heater. It's an electric water heater. There's no point in heating water that's already hot. :-)
I missed you changing the heating elements.....oh that's right, you didn't..... I do know how to flush the toilet.... thanks for nothing....🤦
I do have the video on changing the elements, you have to click the link to watch that one