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Electric hot water heater heating element replacement.
The lower element is typically the one that needs to be replaced.
Detailed instructions and a gasket are included with each packaged element.
Electric water heaters have 2 heating elements.
There s an upper element which is located behind the upper access panel and a lower element.
Replace the heating element or thermostat.
Insulate the hot water pipes.
Water heater elements keep electric water heaters in good repair.
The upper heating element really only contributes when there is a high hot water demand and only serves to heat water in the upper portion of the tank.
In an electric water heater the bottom heating element is the workhorse since it is at the bottom of the tank where cold water enters from a dip tube that extends down through the tank.
Make sure that the power is connected.
Check the following when your water is not hot enough.
Flush the heater to remove sediment from the tank.