How to Replace an Electric Water Heater Element | DON'T MAKE THIS MISTAKE

Don't get caught in hot water! 🔥🚿 Learn the essential steps to replace an electric water heater element flawlessly in this video guide. Avoid a costly mishap as I walk you through the process, highlighting the crucial do's and don'ts.
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[@Doamino41]

If you learn from your mistakes, you have my respect. If you warn others about your mistakes, well that's 5 stars in my book!

[@getaway_guide]

Heck ya!

[@neuralglitch9063]

🤣🤣 I'm absolutely gonna laugh at you !! I'm also gonna give you respect for venturing out of your comfort zone and doing the work yourself. That being said, if you don't fail at anything, you don't learn anything, so keep learning and soon you'll know everything you need to ! Great video !!

[@getaway_guide]

Great point!! Appreciate the watch!

[@nikkilovetheyardsale-again2608]

I'm SO GLAD I FOUND THIS VIDEO damn have NO IDEA how much bad luck I've had lately. Judt a few things thet went bad in the past 2 weeks. My cv axel broke on my truck. Lost my job. Can't fix my truck due to no finances. They shut off my electricity for being 180 short. 5 days I had to electric at all my truck runs so I bought a converter to run my truck to power and charge things and atleast have a phone and fan so I wasn't roasting in 90 degree weather in nj. Other things are now happening including my hot water heater took a shit I can obviously see which one it is but I'm doing all of it. I just can't catch a break 😪 I seriously appreciate you takin the time to do this. Seriously. I would of done the same thing and went to flip the switch as it was filling. Thanks again brotha 😊

[@drgasparks]

Thank you thank you thank you!!!! After watching this video I realized that I too have made the same mistake. If it makes you feel better… I made it twice 😢. I’m going to attempt to get those freakin elements screwed in… But once I do, I’ll be sure to fill it before firing it up:) Seriously thank you. This is actually the first comment I’ve ever left in KZbin… I’m really that thankful:)

[@getaway_guide]

Man this is so great to hear. You're not alone!

[@jaromudesigns2636]

I give you a thumbs up just for your watch. What a classic. Great taste brother.

[@getaway_guide]

whyyyyyy thank you :)

[@chrisbates2443]

Good stuff. Thanks

[@Sparky-ww5re]

Another way a dry-fire can occur is if there's an air pocket in the tank when the power is switched on. Perhaps your proactive and drain/flush the once a year or every couple years depending on the water quality to remove sediment buildup, and that's great and can extend the life of the tank. However when refilling the tank its important to open a hot water faucet, preferably the highest or farthest one from the heater until water flows steady without gusts of air, to be sure all the air is purged from the tank before restoring power.

[@getaway_guide]

Great tip! Thank you!

[@neuralglitch9063]

Actually the closest is fine when refilling. You want the furthest fixture when purging air from the supply piping in the house : )

[@StaticGamer]

How long does it take for the water tank to fill up before turning on the electric?

[@michaelprozonic]

you can connect the electrical power before filling the tank, just don;t turn on the breaker. also, you can fill the tank before connecting the new elements so you can make sure they don;t leak. This will also prevent another dry burnout

[@3TIME]

Never open the t&p value if you're doing work on an older water heater as it tends to get slightly corroded over time and sticks open if messed with which will cause it to continually leak causing you to replace it as well.

[@getaway_guide]

thanks for the help!

[@njdan301]

Just had to replace mine on my new water heater, when i wasn't home my water main broke and then a pipe under the house decided to freeze and also break draining my water tank. Such a fun surprise to come home to lol

[@getaway_guide]

that's my worst nightmare

[@Josh-fz9rh]

You can use a simple voltage detector rather than a multimeter which may be me difficult for rookies

[@aintpat]

Some electrical advice for you and others watching: Always check both phases of your circuit to ground. It's possible to get a false negative if you're just checking phase to phase. Also, you need a proper nm connector where it goes into the water heater or better yet use an armored flex cable with the proper fittings.

[@getaway_guide]

Yes! Great advice.

[@Neurointoxicant-uv7in]

So if i have a reading then throw the breaker and instantly lose my reading there can still be power to the unit?!? Doesn’t make sense to me.

[@aintpat]

@@Neurointoxicant-uv7in Checking voltage before and after is always a great idea. It decreases your chance of a false negative, also eliminates negative reading due to something other than the power being totally disconnected such as a thermostat that could possibly turn back on at the wrong time. I always check voltage to ground mostly because that is the one that is really the most dangerous to your person. An example of a false negative on a phase to phase check would be an open phase or neutral (in a 120 branch) wire coming from the panel. There is no current flow so both legs can be live and the meter can still read zero. You are correct that the before and after checks should alert you to this situation because it will also read zero with the breaker on.

[@monicashew9831]

Our professional plumber did it…training someone working for him…so don’t feel bad.

[@getaway_guide]

That makes me feel better

[@larrypierce508]

Those heating element wrenches are worthless.....had to buy a larger socket.

[@nickk9202]

Looks like it works fine on a brand new tank. Not fun to use later.

[@eltonnoway7864]

2:25 Give it a quick twist and it comes right off... "UNLESS" your water heater has been in service for a couple years then that cheap screw driver assisted wrench you are demonstrating will just deform and twist out of shape.... at which point you have to buy a 1- 1/2" deep socket and use your impact driver.Your bottom element was spared because each element has its own thermostat, and only one element runs at a time. The top element turns on first to start the warming process. Once the water in the top half of the tank reaches the set temperature, the top element turns off, and the bottom element turns on to heat the rest of the water.

[@getaway_guide]

Thanks for educating!! Very helpful

[@nickk9202]

Before you turn the electricity back on make sure you have cold water coming out of the hot tap!

[@CaptainBobby74]

I just did the same thing! Uhhh!

[@getaway_guide]

You’re not alone

[@thoranonymous3821]

Bro I know this is completely off topic and has nothing to do with the video, but you look like the flash from the TV series...

[@getaway_guide]

Look at the other comments, you're not alone on thinking this

[@StaticGamer]

How long does it take for the water tank to fill up before turning on the electric?