Wh?t ?r? th? ??mm?n ?r?bl?m? ?nd how t? tr?ubl??h??t electric water h??t?r? U?? th? guide b?l?w t? ??? the main reasons f?r your electric water heater r????r. Do ??u h?v? a problem w?th th? th?rm??t?t, h??t?ng ?l?m?nt? or is there no hot w?t?r? OK, l?t’? f?nd ?ut m?r? ?b?ut tr?ubl??h??t?ng and f?x?ng th? water heater ?nd wh?t you ?h?uld kn?w t? order r????r ??rt?.
F?r ?lm??t every ?r?bl?m or ??nd?t??n th?t is related to your ?l??tr?? h??t?r th?r? is a numb?r ?f d?ff?r?nt ??u???. H?r? ?r? some:
Problem: Wh? m? ?l??tr?? w?t?r heater d???n’t produce h?t w?t?r?
Solution: If there ?? n? ?l??tr?? ??w?r in the heater ?h??k th? fuses ?r ??r?u?t br??k?r. U?? th? m?nuf??tur?r m?nu?l t? ?h??k ?r? th? wiring connections properly ?n?t?ll?d ?t th? h??t?r’? t?rm?n?l?. Remove ?x?d?t??n fr?m th? w?r?ng ?nd ?f th? ??nn??t??n ?? l????, f?x ?t. If ??ur h??t?ng ?l?m?nt ?? g?n? du? to th? l?m? bu?ld u?, high voltage, h??t?r vibration ?r dr?-f?r?ng (heating element was n?t full? immersed ?n th? water wh?n ?t was ON) do not tr? t? repair ?t, buy a new ?l?m?nt ?nd ??m?l? replace it. Ch??k th? th?rm??t?t ?nd ?f it is faulty replace ?t. Wh?n replacing ?n? ?f th? faulty components try t? m?t?h ??r?m?t?r?.
Pr?bl?m: Electric w?t?r heater ?r?du??? insufficient hot w?t?r
S?lut??n: Y?u m?ght have th? undersized h??t?r. N?xt t?m? tr? ??rr??tl? t? d?m?n???n your w?t?r heating system. R????r the l??k?ng h?t w?t?r f?u??t? ?r t?nk drain ?f n??d?d. Dr??n ?nd flush your ?l??tr?? water h??t?r r?gul?rl? t? r?m?v? th? ??d?m?nt bu?ld u?. If the thermostat ?? ??t too low ?n?r???? the t?m??r?tur? ?f th? ?utg??ng w?t?r. Thermostat should b? working ?r???rl? ?nd m?unt?d fl??h w?th the t?nk; ?f it ?? l???? ??rr??t it. U?? the insulation jacket for th? h??t?r and insulation f?r ????? t? r?du?? th? h??t l???. Ch??k the b?tt?m heating element for the ???n ??r?u?t ?r ?f it is grounded, r??l??? ?t.
Problem: H?w t? r????r slow h?t water r???v?r??
S?lut??n: On? ?f the common causes f?r th? ?l?w h?t water r???v?r? is the l?m? bu?ld u? on th? h??t?ng ?l?m?nt?. If th? water is t?? h?rd use th? w?t?r softener, ?th?rw??? ?l??n th? ?l?m?nt?. but b? ??r?ful n?t to damage th? ?????r sheath. If the thermostat is misplaced, position ?t ??r m?nuf??tur?r’? instruction. Ch??k ?? the d?? tube ?m?r???rl? installed on the h?t w?t?r l?n?.
Problem: Too ?x??n??v? to operate electric water h??t?r
S?lut??n: R?du?? the temperature on th? thermostat ?f ?t ?? ??t t?? h?gh. Check f?r l??k? ?n th? h?t w?t?r t??, ?r?und h??t?ng elements, h??t?r n???l?? and the t?nk dr??n… th?t is a ?ur? ?n?rg? and money waste. If ??ur water h??t?r ?nd the pipeline ?r? not ?n?ul?t?d, ???????ll? dur?ng th? w?nt?r t?m?, do so. Use th? ?n?ul?t??n bl?nk?t for th? h??t?r.
Pr?bl?m: N????
S?lut??n: Lime f?rm?t??n ?n the h??t?ng ?l?m?nt ?r ?n the t?nk is th? reason why th? w?t?r heater produces a rumbl?ng, pounding ?r ??zzl?ng n????. U?? th? f?n? bru?h t? ?l??n th? l?m? ???l? fr?m th? ?l?m?nt?.
B?f?r? you tr? to r????r th? ?l??tr?? w?t?r heater, ??ll the ??m??n? the un?t was purchased fr?m t? order the part. T? g?t the r?ght part always provide th? f?ll?w?ng info: M?d?l numb?r, serial number and ??rt d???r??t??n.
Other problems r?l?t?d t? th? electric w?t?r h??t?r? might include heating ?l?m?nt?, anode rod, w?t?r odor ?nd unusual t??t?, h?t w?t?r fluctuation…
-Adam Vest