Brand New Water Heater Not Working

Common electric water heater problems are replacing bad heating elements and checking electric water heater thermostats.

Brand new water heater not working.

Turn off the power to the water heater then take off the two. Some common problems for all hot water heaters are pressure relief valves leaking water heaters and the water heater drain valve. To troubleshoot why your water heater does not get hot water. You may have the upper thermostat set at a higher temp than the lower.

Turn off the power to the water heater in the service panel. Check the circuit breakers in your fuse box. Check the heat setting on both. Remove the top service cover to the top element and press the red reset button 3.

Only one of the 2. Panels off and push in the red reset buttons they may have popped out during installation put everything back together. Test the wires to confirm the power is off using a non contact voltage tester. Remove the access panel insulation and plastic safety guard from each heating element on the water heater.

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. Turn the power back on to the water heater 5. If the fuse has burnt out or the circuit breaker has tripped that directly controls the electricity for your heater it will not work.

Reset the breaker or replace the fuse as necessary and restart your water heater.