Water heater runs out of hot water fast. Heating element replacement.

If your electric water heater is running out of hot water quickly when taking a shower, the bottom heating element usually goes bad and needs to be replaced. It's a cheap repair for most DIYers. You'll need a 1-1/2 in socket size for replacement, and a correct wattage heating element.
This video is for entertainment purposes. And if you are not comfortable working with electricity, please call a technician to do it for you.

[jimtinter]

Your videos are among the best I have seen on water tank repair. Congratulations! Concise and to the point without droning on, telling stories, saying "ah" or "um" every 10 seconds, or trying to be a comedian. And no distracting music. Keep up the good work and thank you!

[TalmadgesArcade]

Watched a bunch of videos before this but you were the FIRST to explain how to identify what replacement part to order! Thank you thank you thank you

[gailjohnson]

Thank you for the video. Blessings to you.

[Hillsman]

Best video I have watched on this topic. Thank you. 👍👍👍👍👍

[ДмитрийПетров-оь]

Thank you very much! Your videos help me a lot.I am subscribed to your channel !

[musterseeds]

I like this video the best, straight to the point....👍👍👍

[mikeschmidt]

What a guy! You gave me the perfect video as I have the same model.

[Your-Self]

Make sure to get the correct wattage heating element for the replacement.

[beaupns]

What does the red color indicate at the end of the element. Mine has a red one and a green one Rheem model

[michaelhendershot]

Did you clean up the debris from the bottom of the tank so as to prevent it from corroding the bottom heating element again?

Is that gunk expected to be in the houses hot water supply?

Lastly, is that dangerous?

Thank you for the video! This comment was mainly in support of your channel as it adds viewer engagement; because I’ll be looking up this information myself after submitting my comment.

[AmericaAndAllies]

One small note, when you shut down the power and ensured that the voltage was removed using the voltmeter, you checked the voltage after the thermostat when you should have checked the voltage before the thermostat. Not being critical but as they say, safety first.

[cedrorg]

Ok, so i already replaced both up and lower elements, and still not fixing the problem what should i do next?

[southernguy]

Since you saw it had build up inside it, why didn't you take a little hose and flush it on out when you had that element out?

Also, I'm not the expert by no means but I read that if one failed, the other one might soon. Would it just not be better to replace both at the same time?

[RichardHawes-ss]

You don't have to drain the tank you can do a trick to pull that out and put one in