Change Heating Element Hot Water Heater

Gas fired models have a burner at the base of the heater that warms water inside the tank.

Change heating element hot water heater.

This is the type we will be covering because they are the most common heating elements. Preparing to change your water heater s heating element heating element style. Remove a screw in type heating element by turning the element counterclockwise with a socket wrench and 1 1 2 inch socket. Some repair kits come with a socket that fits the heating element.

This video from sears partsdirect shows how to replace a broken heating element in some electric water heaters. There s an upper element which is located. This is a specialty tool with a wide mouth designed to fit over the element s nut in a tight space. Heating elements typically last for several years and hot water tanks outlast the elements.

Insert the element tool over the element and turn it counter clockwise. 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. Remove the gasket that seals the heating element to the water heater tank.