| Re: [GMCnet] Replacing the Water Heater Element [message #253002 is a reply to message #252964] |
Mon, 23 June 2014 09:31   |
k2gkk
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Take wire brushes to the threads of the heater to rid those threads of rust???
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> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 19:09:07 -0600
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> From: hayesnet1@gmail.com
> Subject: [GMCnet] Replacing the Water Heater Element
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> Okay, this may be plumbing 101, but I cannot for the life of me get a new water heater element to seal.
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> I have one of the newer stainless steel tanks that I purchased from JimK a few years ago that has worked great. But I inadvertently left the thing on
> with no water in the tank, and toasted the element. After reading some comments here, I purchased a 240v 4000 watt Camco (see
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FKBX2O/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for more info).
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> It seems that the gasket just doesn't seat properly. I tighten it down, it holds pressure for a few minutes, and then water starts shooting out from
> underneath the gasket. I also tried a 110v 1000 watt Camco that I picked up from a local trailer supply place, but the same thing happens.
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> Would Teflon tape or pipe dope help? I wasn't sure about putting something like that on a heating element.
> --
> Bryan Hayes
> '76 Eleganza II
> Salt Lake City, Utah
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