hey old get cher water hot yet

chrisinsoky · May 20, 2010

did ya get your water heater lined out yet? what was the problem?

old · May 20, 2010

Well that is a yes no and sort of thing. As long as the lower element is unhooked it works just fine but hook it back up and it will pop the breaker after it gets warmed up so I figure it is a bad lower element which in this area is not uncommon. Now to find a 3800 watt element which so far I have not done but have not looked but one place

chrisinsoky · May 20, 2010

good luck with that. i hate cold showers more then anything else

old · May 20, 2010

Guess you where never in the navy then LOL Common on board any ship it seemed. Hey at least I know what is wrong just need to replace the lower element when I find one that is. Seems like I did that a few years back so maybe I need to look in that area to see if at that time I got a sand hog which have a life time warranty on them. Seems I used a thumb tack to hang the paper work in that area. If you had not said something I would have forgotten about that

chrisinsoky · May 20, 2010

no i was in the navy that is why i hate cold showers.

Anonymous-0 · May 20, 2010

(quoted from post at 21:24:55 05/20/10) Guess you where never in the navy then LOL Common on board any ship it seemed.

Kept you boys' minds (and bodies) in the right rack :shock:

Dave

rustred · May 20, 2010

it is common for the lower element to burn out espe sially if a person has hard water with iron. everything keeps settling in the tank till it reaches the element and thats what burns em out. when that happens you may as well just buy a new tank because the bottom is half rusted out anyway.just a matter of time till you wake up to a soaked floor.

chrisinsoky · May 20, 2010

i also had a sand hog years ago. it was a really good heater, but was really old if i can remember right.

chrisinsoky · May 20, 2010

you remember having to shave with cold water too. that was even worse. esp. with a dull razor

chrisinsoky · May 20, 2010

by the way old have you flushed the tank recently just to see iffn thts a quick fix

OldFarmTractor · May 21, 2010

Old, Don't worry too much about the wattage. The lower one is only for long showers or the hot tub. 3200 Watts, 2800 Watts or even 2400 Watts. As long as it fits the hole, you will do OK.

larry@stinescorner · May 21, 2010

I second that opinion , good advice

Stephen Atkins · May 21, 2010

Dont know fella's,we never had to take cold water or saltwater showers. But then I was an electricians mate on the USS Boston CAG 1 June 1959-Aug.1962.

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old · May 21, 2010

On board the carrier I was on at times it was fun just to find water. You could go to 2 or 3 heads before you found one that had water in the showers and even then you might get half way done just to loose the water so you would have to go look for more in another one

Mike (WA) · May 21, 2010

I agree with rustred, I'd replace the whole unit. But Old is on a tighter budget than many, and he might get a couple more years out of the thing with a new element. But while I was at it, I would take out the top element before replacing the bottom, hook up a hose to the drain on the bottom, and give the thing a good cleaning with a garden hose through the top element hole. And when the tank eventually has to be replaced, take out the fairly new bottom element and save it for the next go-around.

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