Well I think it is a moot point now. This morning there was water leaking on the floor from the tank below the lower element.
I am going to replace it. Home Depot has GE model heaters with 6, 9 or 12 year warranty. The local plumbing supply dealer is willing to sell to me and he has the...
The unit is about 8-10 years old. I don't know what "flushing out" the tank means exactly.
When I took the old elements out they had rust on them but they cleaned up well. I wiped them off with paper towel and they cleaned up nicely. I put them in a bag and kept them. I put new elements...
I have a 50 gallon electric AO Smith water heater in my house. For months we have not gotten hot water on demand and have to hit the reset button on the thermostat to get hot water 20 minutes later. Thursday I changed both the top and bottom heating elements and had hot water all day but...
