Broken Water Heater

Stay ahead of the game and use the information below to keep your water heater in working order all winter long.

Broken water heater.

If you have an electric water heater and are experiencing difficulty we recommend that you shut off the power at the breaker before working with the tank. When repairs are possible water heaters can occasionally be repaired by replacing a few key elements. Noise as a water heater is used hard sediments can build up leading to noise when the unit is trying to heat water. Water heaters have a dip tube that leads from the top of the water heater where the cold water enters and travels to the bottom of the tank where it s heated until the thermostat also located at the bottom of the tank senses the new water is at the right temperature to shut the heating source off.

Via shutterstock conduct routine maintenance. If the dip tube is broken the water won t heat up properly. If your tank doesn t need flushing you might want to check the heater s dip tube. And the last thing you need during the holidays is water heater problems or worse a broken water heater.

You can check the dip tube by removing the cold water supply line and taking the dip tube out of the tank source. Cloudy water often indicates a sediment buildup inside the tank and if the water remains cold a heating element may be broken. Just flip the breaker to off. Cold water cold water can mean a number of things like a pilot light being out a tripped circuit breaker a broken thermostat or a faulty heating element.

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