Brand New Water Heater Not Working

Turn the power back on to the water heater 5.

Brand new water heater not working.

You may have the upper thermostat set at a higher temp than the lower. Check the heat setting on both. Remove the access panel insulation and plastic safety guard from each heating element on the water heater. Turn off the power to the water heater.

Turn off the power to the water heater then take off the two. If it trips again then the upper and lower stats should be replaced. To troubleshoot why your water heater does not get hot water. Reset the breaker or replace the fuse as necessary and restart your water heater.

The lower should be set slightly higher than the upper so that the lower is the one doing the heating. Remove the top service cover to the top element and press the red reset button 3. Some common problems for all hot water heaters are pressure relief valves leaking water heaters and the water heater drain valve. Panels off and push in the red reset buttons they may have popped out during installation put everything back together.

Check the circuit breakers in your fuse box. Test the wires to confirm the power is off using a non contact voltage tester. Turn off the power to the water heater in the service panel. And turn on the.

Only one of the 2.