Water Heater Help

[ScubaLatt]

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?

[Shawn Braquet]

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

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet

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

[jchief]

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??

[jchief]

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

Give him a six pack and he can fix anything.

[Dink]

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

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Dink

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.

[Dink]

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

[Bluechip]

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.

[ScubaLatt]

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.

[fishfighter]

here is an idea that may help