Elec. hot water heater
thanks for your question, sounds to me like you have a burned out bottom element in the tank, depending on how old the tank is, the amount of calcium in the tank, will determine if you should repair or replace, if your tank is fairly new, then you will first have to shut the power off to the tank, turn the water off at the shut off, drain the tank, write down the model #, the serial #, what brand, and the ratings on the lower element too, go to the hardware store, buy a new element and element wrench, return home, write down which wire goes where on the element, very important ! remove wiring, remove element, that's the hard part most of the time, install the new element, rewire, close all panels, refill tank, do not turn the tank on before filling !! then after tank is full, turn power back on, you will have to wait about an hour for hot water, if the unit looks to old, then replace it. I would say anything over ten years is worth replacing, hope that helped ya, thanks again for your question, let us know what happens, mr.grzz
I just waited, turned it off, and was able to open it in the morning, but thanks for taking the time to answer. This is a real cool site.
The plastic male end (Quick Connect ) on the water tank that fits into the Quick Connect on the Cabinet broke off and I need a new one but don't know if the model 10031 is the same as my 10030.
Thanks for any help.
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