Electric Hot Water Heater Element

Turn off the breaker that powers the hot water heater.

Electric hot water heater element.

10in 1000w 110v water heater portable electric immersion element boiler travel hot water heater 5 gallon bucket de icer submersible coil heavy duty design 3 9 out of 5 stars 59 9 99 9. The hot water heater must not be active have electrical power while you re testing the element. Its universal designs allow it to fit most major water heater brands. Before checking any electrical parts of a water heater shut off the power to the heater s circuit by turning off the appropriate breaker in your home s service panel breaker box.

Unlike gas water heaters that have gas burners electric water heaters rely on a pair of upper and lower metal heating elements to heat the water. Similar to the way in which oven heating elements work the heating elements in a water heater heat up when electrical current passes through them. Water heater elements keep electric water heaters in good repair. Copper sheathed zinc plated elements ahelp minimize galvanization that can limit service life while nickel based alloy sheath water heater elements are suited for areas with extremely hard water and high sulfur and lime content.

Look for it in your home s basement laundry room or large storage closet. The electric breaker is a roughly 1 ft 2 ft 30 cm 61 cm metal box that s attached to a wall. Low density water heater elements use less watts of energy per square inch so they are made longer in length to make up the watts rating of the element. Find water heater parts at lowe s today.

This screw in fold back water heater element is made this screw in fold back water heater element is made of the highest grade nickel and stainless steel and heats in lime and sand buildup that would burn out ordinary elements. Detailed instructions and a gasket are included with each packaged element.