How To Adjust The Temperature On An Electric Water Heater

[@stelladallasAlabama]

I have a hard time understanding mechanical tasks. After watching this video one time I went to my attic and adjusted my water temperature. This is the most useful video I have found on youtube for accomplishing a task quickly!

[@tianajohnson9259]

This is soo helpful. I am a new home owner and I don’t have money to pay for every little task that needs to be done in my home. I called the manufacturer for help, but since the water heater is out of warranty they told me to call a plumber. I consulted my KZbin plumber instead thank you!

[@513kkimmy]

Our electric bill was going up so we had guy out to look at hot water heater but after her left it seemed like we ran out of hot water faster.. I saw your video and when my husband was out I turned power off and proceeded to do what your video showed!! My husband thinks I'm jack of all trades..lol thank you great video

[@robkj7575]

The number 1 user of power is your..... wait for it..... THE DRYER! How much do you use your dryer? Use clothline more if possible.

[@Goodnewsgal]

Thank you so much. I had been living with mediocre showers for 4 years now. I wanted hotter showers but I didn’t think that I could do it myself. I certainly didn’t want to hire someone to do it. I decided to see if KZbin had any videos on it, and low and behold there was your video. It was the fist one that I watched and the only one that I needed. It took all of 5 minutes and now I have hot showers again. God bless you

[@TheEMC99]

3 months of lukewarm showers. Thank you! So easy!!!

[@Chris-js6oz]

Finally. Just moved into our new home and never had a water heater without exterior knobs. Confusing! LOL

[@ericallen793]

There is also a setting on a lot of showers that limits it to get full hot

[@acecomer98]

Did this fix your problem?

[@TheEMC99]

@@acecomer98 Sure did! Still enjoying long, hot showers.

[@nossidell1781]

Me too. Hot showers are life

[@BigIslandWild]

Thank you so much! Single mom here, I really appreciate the tutorial; straight forward, to the point and informative!

[@joec4765]

Truely appreciate the tutorial. I never knew it was this easy. My wife is happy with her hotter water and that means I'm happier. Can't wait to watch more of your videos. Please keep them coming

[@81MrBjay]

I just adjusted mine today. Lol! Same reason!

[@Gea6500]

Thank you for making a to-the-point and easy to understand tutorial!

[@donaldwycoff4154]

You just saved me a plumber call. I sincerely appreciate how clearly you described this. Worked like a charm. Many thanks!

[@davepolo1079]

Can't thank you enough for this video! Nearly 5 years ago I moved into a condo with this same water heater. Was never happy with the not quite hot enough water, but didn't have a clue how to adjust it, with no visible temperature control. I flipped off the circuit breakers, & it took me all but 5 minutes to adjust it. I feel like I have a new hot water heater!

[@THOTH36944]

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[@davedarpinian1281]

As a Home Inspector of 22 years thanks for the clear instructions. Just want to bring to your attention The Federal Pacific panel can start house fires and the breakers may fail. - Should be replaces. Also the P/T pipe is missing on the water heater and is a major safety issue.

[@caseytbss]

You talking the blow off valve down pipe that should run to floor drain?

[@Plove93]

What is federal pacific panel?

[@Hillbillywelder]

@@Plove93 it’s the fuse panel box that he turned the breaker off in at the beginning of the video. Just an old model of panel that had issues

[@bamabelle7075]

Thanks! The maintenance man at my apartment is very sweet but yesterday he installed a new tub faucet. He instructed me on how to use it, left is hot, right is cold, then he went on to lecture me about how I needed to be careful that I didn’t scald myself. Y’all, I’m 46. Anyway, he mentioned he thought my water was too hot. Before I could tell him I liked it that way, he cut me off and started talking about something else. Unbeknownst to me, he turned it down before he left. Now, my water is little more than lukewarm.

[@OlderBudde]

Thank you very much! The water in the apartment just wasn't hot enough.. Turns out the unit was set lower than 125 F! Now it's at ~135 🚿😊

[@stephtodeath86]

I'm gonna try it myself, but I'd much rather have this guy come do it ;)

[@chrisshock9465]

Dude dropped his screwdriver... I wouldn't recommend soliciting this man for any of my tasks "at hand".. I find it rather intriguing that you shoot a "promiscuous" winky face to this jake from state farm kaki wearing lil ugly ass dude... Holy balls lady if you dont have a man at home to adjust your water heater going about it this way in some states is a felony... Sheesh lady. I love jesus and jesus loves me

[@AuntieAriiii]

🤣🤣

[@LemonsRfun]

@@chrisshock9465 lol

[@russellridgeway4581]

​@@chrisshock9465 Lighten up there, Chris. You mad at her because she made a wink face to this guy, who dropped a screwdriver..., all the while, you having no lady? She made a smiling face because the guy helped her, made a video to show her how to adjust her water heater. You mad, because guys like this making videos like this,, and worried then that women wouldn't have any use for a "man" like you. Jesus has nothing to do with it

[@michaelsalvucci4260]

Ryan with Home Choice Plumbing can drop his screwdriver wherever he wants as long as he looking FOINE AF bent over in my laundry room 🤣

[@ataris822]

THANK YOU!!! I knew about the top adjuster, didn't know about the bottom! I adjusted my top one forever ago and I wondered why it never made it any more hotter - now I know.

[@mikemadsen7926]

There’s nothing better than a nice warm cozy shower at night.it’s a basic necessity we sometimes take for granted

[@KristinKaiser-ov9jq]

Thanks so much! I was scared to do this by myself, I didn't want to get electrocuted. I wasn't sure what breaker to shut off, but figured that one out. Now we can have hot water! Thank you thank you thank you!

[@marcmywords6970]

Been wanting to turn down the scalding water at my apartment and save$. Thank you!

[@ayannatyson843]

I literally just try it. I made sure I turn that power off I put mines on 135 degrees. Something telling me I should have turn it up 140 lol 😂 thank you. You was a lot of help ❤️

[@tinarantala147]

I’m looking forward to trying this. Very simple instructions, thank you! We have the opposite problem and my water, scalding hot!

[@122195brandon]

Thanks for this video! My water was way to hot, I adjusted thanks to this video. I was use to adjusting gas powered water heaters so I needed to see this video.

[@shirleyjackson1478]

I just had the best shower since i moved in because of this video thank you soo much!

[@JohnBradydoesstuff]

You are a lifesaver!!!! This is exactly what I needed. My wife thinks I'm a genius now!!! Much love.

[@void5239]

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[@jaydolan6807]

This dude can fix my plumbing anytime

[@heatherloughlin544]

Amen to that! 😇

[@TheMainsource01]

I hope you’re a girl and not a guy because that shit sounded gay lol

[@Sistinesouls]

Thank you! I rent a home and they replaced the water heater but the hot water wasn’t doing enough. This was very easy and to the point 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@OptimusPrime12190]

This is something that my girlfriend need very bad bcuz her hot water take forever to get hot and thanks to you i just went dwnstairs and turned it up.It was set @ 120° and i set it @ 140°.That should make a difference but if it doesn't,i'll turn it up a lil more.Thank you sir!

[@margaretmayekar8761]

Thank you! I just moved into a home with an electric water heater - always had gas heaters before - and I like my water hot!

[@christycontois5432]

This is the best video especially if you don't know anything you didn't know to go right or left this is the best video out there right now thank you

[@helpfulnatural]

Very helpful video. Made this job easy!

[@Jam-m7m]

Thanks exactly what I needed

[@bigbjones]

Thank you for the short and to the point video. I'm looking like a good landlord right now 😁

[@kaylaoffer3082]

7 years later I’m 24 female in my own place and I was mad as hell that my water was cold and this helped me lmao

[@doowoprichie]

Our hot water heater is only 2 years old but the water takes forever to get hot.Been a problem for years,even got a hot water pump and still did not work on all faucets.I will set it to the max today and hope it don't burn out.Thanks

[@jaredabbott6346]

Did exactly what he said, and it worked perfectly.

[@LiveTUNA]

Can you really get electrocuted by not turning off the power to the heater? Seems to Pretty safe without that step.. I'm going to try it without turning it off. If I don't respond then you know I'm dead.

[@jrgnu]

The suspense is killing me

[@LiveTUNA]

Oh. I'm not dead. My wife made me turn it off.

[@Annabell9]

Thanks you, Thank you, Thank you!!

[@Kinggg679]

Rev You`ve made me fucking laugh. I hope , you are still alive(and warm), not cold and six feet under! Yeah, it is unnecessary step, but the one compared to directions on let`s say a condom package: "use with care, as there is %0.1 chance of failure, if not used properly. Shit happens! Well, in the end I have turned it off as well, just in case. Back in Poland we used to say"God protects the protected ones"("Strzeżonego Pan Bóg strzeże".It`s all about common sense:)

[@davidarthur5444]

Same

[@peoplevsradio317]

I was down there looking for the little red knob for about 15 minutes until I found this video. Thanks

[@Breboi17]

Thank you for sharing. This video was quick, easy and informative.

[@caseykubota]

Thank you brother! I always felt that @ full HOT @ factory settings could be just a smijin hotter. Worked Great on my electric water heater!!!

[@sunshinemccowan8883]

Omg I've watched 100 videos how to fix the issue to no avail thank you so much yours worked

[@CoD_Maj3st1k]

Best instruction video. Short and sweet. I need to check this setting on the apartment water heater to make sure its not killing me in energy.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

Thank you. I’m going to do the opposite: I’m turning it down a few degrees because it’s so hot outside right now. I prefer cooler water during the summer.

[@kspliff7029]

My breaker box ain’t labeled lmao so I turned every single switch off and my wife thought the power went out😂😂😂

[@PetePuebla]

Thanks for providing this video! Hope to see more videos!

[@equilateralsquare]

Thank you! I thought I knew, but you gave me the confidence boost I needed.

[@na6485]

Thank you. New water heater was installed and I was getting Luke warm water only after 10 min. Great easy video.

[@michaelgonzalez6709]

Shouldn’t you set one of the thermostats to a slightly higher temp than the other for water heat stacking?

[@veenaveto]

Thanks so much it's been 9 years I had boil water to wash dishes..this video helped so much...I now have hot water

[@nicktannen]

9 years!

[@chadstrony]

Another great KZbin video to help with many of life's mundane problems. F- you cold showers, we have Ryan with Home Choice Plumbing. Thanks Ryan!

[@tevingoodman4478]

Great tutorial fast quick and to the point

[@R1ch4rd74]

you just earned a subscriber. thank you.

[@micahayahben-yahawadahben-8556]

Thank you for your help. My wife will soon be a bit more happy. Shalom aleichem.

[@be236]

Just bought a house and the previous homeowner didnt seem to know how to change its temp (just left it super hot)... now I can know how to change it to lower temp...

[@Vention1MGTOW]

never occurred to me that there would be two temperature selectors. Thanks.

[@reedschneider9376]

Was curious how this was done. Thank you! I was able to replicate this easily.

[@ryanrex297]

Thanks man, great video. Simple and straightforward.

[@gunsnrosesrocksginny]

This is a game changer! God bless you!!!!

[@layeekromah5332]

Very simple explanation. Nice video

[@sunchell-mj4705]

Is turning breaker off necessary. It’s just opening panels that only have those heat adjustment dials not a bunch of wires??

[@petercarey4507]

amazingly spoken thank you so much for the help!

[@mr.m8123]

Thank you for a clear and simple explanation!!!

[@rgvfoodcops6242]

Im subscribing in gratitude 🙏

[@Kizy71]

Thank you! Straight to the point!

[@pmk3574]

Thanks for the video. My tank is only about 3 years old. I tried this and noticed that my temperature was already set to 155. The water is hot but not hot enough for my dishwasher. I like to see steam when I open the dishwasher. Any thoughts?

[@tannermartin3388]

I know this is a stupid question but I raised in like 10-15 degrees. How much will this increase my electricity bill?

[@janet6421]

Thanks, that looks easy enough to do myself. No more tepid showers for me. 🥰

[@mfernandinigaffney]

Thank you for your clear advice.

[@tonyleeglenn]

Great little tutorial. Thanks for posting this.

[@josesaldana9440]

Good info. Thanks for posting!

[@jasonschultz6548]

Thanks, Ryan. Super clear and helpful!

[@sharethascarver3505]

Thank you!!! Very helpful and easy to understand.

[@evan-uk6iv]

this man is a saint!!!!

[@TEBCO123]

is it true, that the top thermosat temp setting should be slighly higher then the bottom thermostate temp setting? thanks john

[@soupisnotameal4172]

What screwdriver bit are you using? Is it a security bit?

[@WolfManJammer]

Why are there two thermostats on this heater? Mine has two as well and I was wondering if they needed to be set to the exact same temp. Is one a low temp kick on and the other a max temp?

[@Homechoiceplumbingservice]

Set both to the exact same temperature. There are two for efficiency and to prevent "stacking".

[@justinhess2250]

Thank you for saving me $65 dollars by turning 4 screws myself!

[@vinnieti]

Thanks for the video. Exactly what I needed

[@600miles]

The sheetmetal on the water heater is thin, did you really mean the screws would strip? Or did you mean the metal will become enlarged where you would need a larger screw?

[@Mark_Media]

Thanks! Appreciate these kinds of videos!....made it super easy to do. I guess the thumbs down must be greedy plumbers/electricians.

[@CeruleanTalon]

Thank you! Such a simple fix, once you know what to do. LOL

[@RottenCheeseburger]

wow, didn't realize it was that simple lol

[@Jennifer-1724]

I tried this but my insulation looks different there's wires coming out of the insulation . I tried pulling on the insulation but it doesn't flap up like the one you are showing. I didn't feel comfortable so i put the cover back on.

[@be236]

Nice and to-the-point!

[@rayh493]

Had no idea it was so easy, thank you for making the video!

[@cesaraugustus9064]

Clockwise to turn the heat up. Thank you. I watched three videos before anyone mentioned THAT relevant derail. One video, five minutes long, never mentioned that it was only about GAS water heaters. I kept waiting for the guy to get to electric water heaters and he never did. It just made me mad, is what it did...

[@RIGHTNOW108]

I adjusted the bottom thermostat but forgot to do the top one. Will that cause internal damage?

[@KB-hs7vh]

Ryan - thank you!! 👏👏

[@tylermack954]

Great video! I was wondering why when I turn off my water heater from the breaker and let it sit like that for hours can I still get hot water? I actually want it cold sometimes.

[@according2shi715]

Thanks, Ryan.

[@mrsmorgann0000]

Perfect! Thank you!

[@themuzzer55]

thanks very helpful and only took a few mins....i like to have steam in my shower and now i have it again.

[@jermainemitchell1555]

Thank you for uploading. 💪💪💪

[@tbok75]

Could a lower setting be why it takes so long for my water to get hot, even in thr kitchen where it's closest to the water heater (like 20 feet)

[@dwarden3]

It can, but it is more likely that you have a clogged aerator at your faucet. That is the little screen thing where the water comes out. They usually unscrew to remove. They are very restrictive even when they are not clogged. Your water bill will go up dramatically if you remove them for long periods. Take the old one to lowes or home depot and they can help you find a replacement. Usually about 1 dollar or less.

[@tbok75]

@@dwarden3 thanx for the reply. Unfortunately, this simple trick isn't the solution. Of the 3 faucets in question, two have been replaced since I posted this. They're freefall style faucets without an aerator.

[@TrotterG]

How should the upper and lower thermostats be set relative to each other? Should they be the same? One higher than the other? Why are there two settings?

[@denisematthewsk]

I want to know also

[@lbthingsstuffmore9513]

I love YT! Thanks plumber guy!

[@terrence8059]

Thank God for great tutorials like this even a guy with no hands on skills can learn how do things around the house and $AVE MONEY- LOL

[@MyHomeInspector]

Great video. Too bad they have a Federal Pacific electric panel... The breakers have the potential for becoming stuck, overheating, and starting fires.

[@cl12pak]

How about doing one for the old square table top water heaters. I see zero videos on that kind. I don't even know where to begin. Mine is in a corner and been there forever. Does the top raise? Is the thermostat in the back, etc? Mine is wedged in the corner of kitchen cabinets, so I can't see behind it.

[@Homechoiceplumbingservice]

The top raises by sliding toward you then up. The water heater is still the same design and uses the same parts. You'll need to remove the side panel of the "box" to get to the thermostats easily. The process is the same.

[@EXCINC]

Thank you! I wish I had done this years ago… was so easy and gas bills have been crazy ;/

[@LakiasWeightLossJourney]

You saved me friend!!

[@TheLaughingManZ]

But what about ensuring the two elements activate at the same time? Does it matter? Like what happens if the two elements are set to different temps?

[@scottlalonde2878]

Good info, thank you👍.

[@beckylawler2768]

My new (new last year) Richmond electric water heater has plastic guards under both metal plates. Are th is guards to be removed and not ever put back in?

[@samsnow7370]

It's meant to stay .... but I can't seem know how to put the plastic guard back...