Change Heating Element Hot Water Heater

Heating elements typically last for several years and hot water tanks outlast the elements.

Change heating element hot water heater.

Insert the element tool over the element and turn it counter clockwise. Preparing to change your water heater s heating element heating element style. Some repair kits come with a socket that fits the heating element. There s an upper element which is located.

A water heater element wrench also called an element tool is a specially designed socket that fits over the hex end of the element and has a hole in the other end that will accept the shaft of a screwdriver. Gas fired models have a burner at the base of the heater that warms water inside the tank. Remove the gasket that seals the heating element to the water heater tank. This is the type we will be covering because they are the most common heating elements.

This is a specialty tool with a wide mouth designed to fit over the element s nut in a tight space. Electric water heaters have 2 heating elements. A typical electric water heater uses two heat.