Brand New Water Heater Not Working

Only one of the 2.

Brand new water heater not working. Check the circuit breakers in your fuse box. If the fuse has burnt out or the circuit breaker has tripped that directly controls the electricity for your heater it will not work. To troubleshoot why your water heater does not get hot water. Turn off the power to the water heater then take off the two.

You may have the upper thermostat set at a higher temp than the lower. Some common problems for all hot water heaters are pressure relief valves leaking water heaters and the water heater drain valve. If it trips again then the upper and lower stats should be replaced. Put the top service cover back on.

Remove the top service cover to the top element and press the red reset button 3. Turn off the power to the water heater. The lower should be set slightly higher than the upper so that the lower is the one doing the heating. Panels off and push in the red reset buttons they may have popped out during installation put everything back together.

Remove the access panel insulation and plastic safety guard from each heating element on the water heater. Check the heat setting on both. Reset the breaker or replace the fuse as necessary and restart your water heater. Turn off the power to the water heater in the service panel.

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