How to Fix Your Electric Water Heater When You Get No Hot Water
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
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There are a number of issues that could be to blame when your water heater isn't heating. You could have an issue with your power supply or a break in the wiring. One of your two heating elements could be broken, causing your hot water to run out faster than it should. Or you could have a broken thermostat. This video will show you how to safely check continuity on the various parts and wires inside your water heater so that you can find the correct part to get your system up and running.
(0:00) Introduction
(0:16) Step 1: Make sure the water heater has power
(1:00) Step 2: Reset the high-temperature limit switch
(1:55) Step 3: Check the power supply wiring
(2:28) Step 4: Test for a short circuit
(3:48) Step 5: Check the upper heating system
(6:27) Step 6: Check the lower heating system
(8:15) Step 7: Check for breaks in the wiring
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Heating Element
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Thermostat
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Best water heater video to watch by far
yeah except "searspartsdirect" doesnt actually have any parts for old sears water heaters (kenmore, etc)
I think anyone can be a water heater pro after carefully watching this video. BIG THUMB UP FOR THE GUY!!!
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This video answered all my questions!
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All do it yourself vids should have this guy explaining the details. I completely understood everything well done
your explanation is the simplest and the most complete i could find on the net. bravo.
Who the hell would give this a thumbs down? Very nicely done easy to follow video
Most accurate and detailed explanation I have seen yet. Thank you very much.
Thanks Sears I was able to repair my water heater by following your every move. This just saved me a $150. Service charge, minus repair fees.
We're glad to hear that you got the water heater fixed. Thanks for letting us know about your success.
Thanks, I'm not sure I could have done all the repairs, but the first couple solved the problem, and saved me time and money.
Excellent teacher! This technician knows exactly what he's doing and succinctly explains the diagnostic procedure. Thank you Wayne! 👍👍
Great video... best I've seen! Thank you for the clear, efficient presentation! I followed your instructions, and was quickly able to fix my water heater!!!
Thanks for the very clear instructions. Just saved me several dollars. It was the breaker that had failed.
This the best video out there. Didn't have to disconnect anything in order to troubleshoot problem. Just used multimeterlike he instructed problem solved. I am downloading this video for personal reference.
SEARS/Wayne: We're a couple of days from hosting Thanksgiving visitors and the water heater stopped working; this excellent presentation lead me thru a methodical checkout of our water heater; fortunately, I got off with just resetting the internal breaker [maybe something going out??]. All I know is, water is heated and my wife is glad that i can shower. Thank you for this public service.
We're glad to hear that our troubleshooting video helped. We hope that the water heater continues to work through the holiday. After the holiday, you may need to shut off power to the water heater and replace a heating element. You may also need to drain sediment from the tank if you haven't done that within the last year and the bottom heating element failed. Tank sediment could have helped cause the bottom element to corrode and short out which may have caused the overload to trip. Here's a video that shows how to drain sediment from the tank: www.searspartsdirect.com/article/how-to-drain-the-tank-on-an-electric-water-heater-video.html We hope this additional information helps and we hope you have a good holiday.
Thanks SEARS!! I was able to diagnose and change my thermostat. It was easy to do. I am not handy at all but I did it. Cost was under $15.
Best self help water heater video out there. Thank you!!
Its good to see someone who knows what they are talking about great video and info
Man this guy is the best.. I was looking for a video that can take me threw step by step. And with this video I found my problem. Awesome guy.. thanks
Very well done video, good sequential troubleshooting process and Wayne gets right to the point! I've worked on water heaters for years and still learned some new things. Best part of the video is at 7:00, excellent hand gesture.
Years later this helped me diagnose my issue. Thanks Sears
Hands down best troubleshooting video I have seen yet on CZcams. I have officially just subscribed. Great job Wayne!!!
5 years later and this video is still big help. Thank!
This video was great!!! I had no idea having my thermostat at 125 would cause the hwt to overheat and cause it to trip. Just 5 degrees caused it to shut down. Thank you so much!!
Thank you, very much, Wayne. It really helped me to have the wiring diagram along with the simple voltage and resistance checks for both the upper and lower systems as you described how all of the components work. I just flipped the circuit breaker back on, and it is cranking away on the heat. Hot showers tonight, baby!
Please do more troubleshooting videos. Thank you for your free knowledge to everyone that doesn't have the money
Best video on checking water heater parts. Lots of shortcuts. Easy to understand.
Very helpful video. Didn't have to go past the first few steps to fix mine.
Thank you so much. I fixed my water heater for $38!
Jeeeesus wish you could do every tutorial on CZcams your so descriptive shout out to you man😎👏👏👌
He is a master's Electrician ! An Excellent Video 👍
Previous CZcams videos were not successful in helping me diagnose the problem. Your video is well done and helped me diagnose and fix the problem, thank you!
Thanks for the feedback. We're glad to hear that you liked the video.
Thank you Wayne! I thought this video is very informative and detailed help for checking my water heater problem. Great job
Thank you so much for this video. I fixed my water heater in 5 minutes!
Very nice vid dude I hope your alive and well still fixing people's things your vid helped this upcoming plumber of 7 years experience!!! Always learnin
Nah he’s sitting on his ass making flunkies go do all the hard work for him lol!! #boss lol
Thank you so very much! Your information was so helpful that after being at it all day yesterday. 10 minutes into it today fixed the problems.
Best tutorial on water heaters by far!
Great job.....big help!
This dude is goated with the sauce. Thanks based old dude for helping me fix my hot water heater.
Loved the way you broke it down so simple. Great American way to diy. Thank you
Thank you for explaining and showing exactly what to do! By far the best video I've seen by anyone.. The others left me more confused..thank you again!
Mine was not hot enough - adjusted the temp control - worked for me. Mine (was) hissing - but it's stopped....condensation apparently. This video was very helpful - thank you.
great video. thanks so much for this exceptional troubleshooting procedure and explanation. the high temp limit switch tripped on mine. i will monitor it and replace both thermostats if it trips again.
This video was super helpful! Hot water began to be way to hot then no hot water at all. Turned out to be the upper heating element. The lower one was replaced about two years ago...
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How much did it cost?
@@bryantc2899 you can get a heating element for about 10$ to 20$
Yes I was trying to make both termosthats work at the same time I didn't know why the bottom one was not working. Thanks for the tip.
this video is very detailed, step by step and easy to understand!! so much better than others I found which were confusing and left out important details,,,,,,,kudo's sears!!
Thanks for the positive feedback. We're glad to hear that our hard work on this video was noticed by you and others.
Incredible video, I thought it may be much more complicated than this. Found a bad upper thermostat and bad lower heating element (hot water lasted about 3 minutes!) Time to hit the hardware store for parts!
Thanks!
Thanks for letting us know what you found. We're glad to hear that you found the cause of the problem.
You explain so wonderful and easy to understand. I like the way you break down your trouble shooting technique.
best tutorial ever, thanks sears
Thanks for the help. Saved me much time and aggravation .
Great video. All DIY videos should be like this one.
Thanks. I wont tell my plumber that I know. Lets test his honesty.
This video is incredibly helpful and methodical, thank you!
wow! unbelievably thorough, thank you!
You just solved my problem. Much Thanks!
Thanks for your video!!good job explaining!!
Mr.Wayne you are awesome!
Excellent video. Thanks for posting!
Detailed explanation, thank you
Incredible video!! Very clear and tremendously helpful! Thank You.
great info i have a 1993 craftmaster trying to get it fixed thank you Wayne and sears
Thank you for this excellent tutorial. Will be referring to it to complete my project.
We're glad to hear that you liked the video and that it is helpful.
I really liked this video. It clearly covered just about every contingency. It also explained everything in clear detail. Thanks for the being thorough.
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This video is ASMR for my brain. Excellent teacher
Comprehensive and very thorough. Enjoyed my learning experience.
Very helpful! Thank you.
Thanks it was very helpful I got my water heater working again thanks again
just watched this video and fix my water heater. thanks you save my time and money.. bless you
We're glad to hear that you fixed your water heater and that our video helped.
Gas water heater is the control unit replace able?
This video was / is very helpful. Great job!
the best video I like how this guy explain it very very good GREAT VIDEO
Very Well done, easy Way to understand the principal.
Great video.Was able to troubleshoot my heater thanks to this.
Thank you!! 🎉 saved me a call to the repair man, i still think something else is wrong with it like the temperature control buuut this will bide me time til i get paid
Give this guy a raise right now! 💰💵💰he deserves it no questions asked. Hands down the best explained vid I’ve seen yet on CZcams 🫡.
Wow! Great video. Thank you!
thank you mr repairman !!!
Thank you, excellent video.
THANK YOU For making it so easy
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Thanks for doing this video. Very easy to understand. Saved me a number of $$$ by following your instructions.
Excellent video, thank you!
Great video! Thank you for sharing !
Huge thank you!! I loved how you methodically walked through the troubleshooting logic from A to Z. I wish I’d seen this video before watching all of the other half-baked ones out there on this topic. Excellent job sir!
You helped me out of a pickle thank you Sir.
Great video. He reminds me of Hiwayne Suggs.
Thank you, my water heater is working now.
This guy is awesome! Bravo😀
Thank you very much this video very helpful thanks
thank you so much . I fixed it myself :)
Thank you sir....great info... great vid..
very good thanks for great information
Great infos. And very well explained too.
Awesome video - thank you!
we just had the elements and thermostats replaced in our water tank but it crapped out again after a few days of about 5 min at a time of extremely hot water. Is this an electrical issue causing the tank to malfunction or just another issue with the tank that we missed?
great job, you sir are one of the BEST. GOD BLESS.
Thanks for the encouragement and positive feedback.
Best video I've seen on this.
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Thanks , great video, very clear and didactic.
I have watched so many videos that i was about to cry of so much stress cause i couldn't find out why is wasn't heating. But this video helped a lot. It was a break that was off lol 😂
We're glad to hear that you figured out what was wrong and got your water heater fixed. Thanks for letting us know that our video helped you out.
@@searspartsdirect Np .. Thanks for helping. 😊
Great video. Thank you
Thank you very much I will give update. I just subscribed. Thanks again
Saved me so much pain n headache thank u!!!!!
Excellent presentation
No heat... Followed all the steps. Correct reading on all things. Got to the last step, everything was right! But yet no heat? Big huh sigh and a chin scratch as I turn the breaker back on for the 5th time. Come back in and I can hear it heating this time, I performed no changes, clean new unit and breaker too. Thanks for helping me chase the gremlins out of it I guess.
Great Video!