| Re: Water Heater Replacement [message #323475 is a reply to message #323460] |
Wed, 06 September 2017 22:31   |
Ken Burton
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Registered: January 2004
Location: Hebron, Indiana
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RF_Burns wrote on Wed, 06 September 2017 19:19Its a good idea to put the water heater on a mechanical timer so that it turns OFF power to the heating element when you are not using hot water. We find it takes less than 15 minutes to get hot water for showering or washing dishes. It will save your element when you forget to shut off the heater and the water level drops in the heater.
Also, install a 220 volt 4,000 watt heater element rather than the OEM 120V 1000 watt element. The 4Kw element is more rugged and when powered from 120 volts it will deliver 1Kw, same power as OEM.
JWID
I agree totally with Bruce. Heating elements are available at Home Depot and other plumbing supply stores. Thee are two types. A bolt in and a screw in. I believe they only have the screw in type in most stores. If you need one they also stock an adapter for a few dollars to go from screw in to the bolt in type heaters. These are very common items.
This is also a very common failure item. I keep a spare in my heater compartment. Soak the threads in the heater with Kroil for a few days before removing the heater element. If you do not have Kroil, PB Blaster will also work but it is not quiet as good as Kroil.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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