Water Heater Help
 

I need to find someone to work on my 50 gal electric water heater. Hot water not lasting long enough. Think I may have a bad heating element. I do not know how, nor have the equipment, to test such things so can anyone on here lead me in the direction of who to call?

Do you have a digital multimeter? I can't be in the Bluff for the next couple of days but could walk you through troubleshooting

I got the meter if you want to use it. You can come get tonight.

855-0091

Drain the tank first and make sure it isn't full of sediment. Will have to drain to change element anyways. Can you access the tank easily??

Or you can call Breaux!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Give him a six pack and he can fix anything.

Guess he didnt want the help? Drain first. Hose attaches at the bottom. Look for "gunk". Then go to elwments.

If I remember right, you dont want the elements heating with no watwr in the tank

Yep....turn the power off first.

When I lived in Baton Rouge, I would get a fair amount of "dirty" water from the Hot water heater about every 5 years. Here in the Bluff......water has been supprisingly clean when I checked it.

G.....thanks again for the advise! Learned a lot today

You can change the element without draining the water...just bleed the pressure off the tank then close the bleed. You will only loose a cup or so of water....just have a towel and other element ready to go in.

Ok guys. thanks. I don't have a meter and even if I did I wouldn't know how to use it. The tank is in my attic so it is fairly easy to get to and i have good access all around it.

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here is an idea that may help:spineyes: