Do it yourself plumbing tips/from Tampa fl master plumbers

Electric water heater repair is fairly simple if you’re handy. If you are running out of hot water, there are only 2 things in your heater that controls the operation of heating the water,  the thermostat and heating element. Most residential heaters have 2 of each (thermostat and element). Most likely, only one of the two is bad. Determining that would require us at,  Anthony Gennaro Plumbing, Tampa FL plumbers, to come out. So for the purpose of do it yourself plumbing, you will have to change both upper and lower thermostat and element.

1st- shut off the electric and water. 2nd- drain heater, via drain, at bottom side of heater. Open the relief valve letting air into the heater to help drain. 3rd- determine what wattage and voltage your elements are and replace with the same. Go to local plumbing supply or improvement store for element wrench, which is basically a socket. Match up wiring to elements and thermostat. Since you might not be too familiar with wiring, draw or take a picture of the layout of wiring so you can match it. The elements unscrew and the thermostats snap to the tank. 4th- turn the water back on and then the electric. 5th- you just rebuilt your heater!