Brand New Water Heater Not Working

Some common problems for all hot water heaters are pressure relief valves leaking water heaters and the water heater drain valve.

Brand new water heater not working.

If the fuse has burnt out or the circuit breaker has tripped that directly controls the electricity for your heater it will not work. Remove the access panel insulation and plastic safety guard from each heating element on the water heater. Only one of the 2. To troubleshoot why your water heater does not get hot water.

Panels off and push in the red reset buttons they may have popped out during installation put everything back together. And turn on the. Check the circuit breakers in your fuse box. Common electric water heater problems are replacing bad heating elements and checking electric water heater thermostats.

If it trips again then the upper and lower stats should be replaced. Turn off the power to the water heater in the service panel. Put the top service cover back on. 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. Turn off the power to the water heater. Reset the breaker or replace the fuse as necessary and restart your water heater. Check the heat setting on both.

You may have the upper thermostat set at a higher temp than the lower.