Thank you! Very well done. I have been an electrician for awhile now, and this is first time I've checked into just how a water heater works. Your video is excellent.

@user-xt3tc8po6s

Жыл бұрын

Which wire to remove or cross to get hot water my breaker box is tricked??? And I called someone out of warranty they couldn't even fix it

Watched this video after changing both elements and wasn't getting voltage to the bottom one, which was the shorted one to start with. This explained it very well. Went back and verified that the lower element was working after a short time period. Excellent video and explanation!

@cccspokesmanandcofounder

Жыл бұрын

Had a similar situation. I was trying to figure out what was going on after replacing the bad element. Knowing theory of operation is always the first step to understanding and diagnosing a system.

Best illustration I’ve seen on Tank Water Heater thermostats.Thanks!

Very clear explanation of the diagram, and operation of the system. I just finished up replacing elements on a water heater, and was checking for voltage at both elements. This video shed light on when/where voltage should be present. Very cool stuff. Thank you.

Great format stylé. U never left the screen and now i understand the wiring better than just a schematic! Good job

By far, the best explanation of how it works hands down. Thanks so much for taking the time to make and post this video!!!

Great video. Very clear to follow the wiring diagram and great explanation how everything works.

Haven't worked on a water heater in years.Your clear explanation simplifies my problem.Best explanation I could find by far.You remind me of my shop teacher in electrical class.Thanks,Guy.My friends are both retired pastors in their 80's with not much income.God bless

Thanks. Just what I was looking for. I am an A tech auto mechanic for 20 years… never had the pleasure of diagnosing an electric hot water heater. Great explanation and walkthrough… just what I needed. Now I can add hot water heater repair tech to my resume.

I really appreciate what you did,your explanation is very clear and easy to understand.you are a good teacher and pls keep up your good work.thank you very much and may god bless you.

thank you sir for a very clear explanation of how this works.didnt necessarily need this,but enjoy learning how things work.gracias🙂

Thank you! You are a natural teacher and have a gift for clear, straightforward communication. The best explanation of the electronics and schematic of the elements and thermostats I have seen.

Thanks very helpful and informative. I'm putting a 30 gallon water heater on my boat and changing the elements from 240 to 120. The thermostat works for both!

@hxcy786

3 жыл бұрын

Pardon me

Thanks for the schematic. I was not sure if the blue wire went to the middle red wire. Job done!👍

Your explanation was perfect for me. I have installed many WH over the years, yet was always a little uncertain whether they would be trying to draw power on both elements or just one at a time. Thanks for the clear explanation!

Between the diagram and the explanation, the operation of an electric hot water tank is explained perfectly. Nicely done.

I was puzzled by the operation of water heater during a routine maintenance. After watched the video, I understood how it operates now. Good explanation Guy!

Great video! Extremely well done! I was troubleshooting a failure and this really helped understand thermostat operation. Thank you for posting.

You did a very good job explaining the entire system. You put it in very good detail so anyone can understand. Now I'm 100% sure how it is supposed to be done. First time watching any of your videos. Now I'm a subscriber.

Excellent presentation! Very helpful. Thanks...

Thank you man, you have the best explanation online, bless

Easy video to understand, thank you for posting.

Guy, you are truly an expert, a master of your craft. The presentation is phenomenal, concise, and unlike many people who are posing as expert, you convet information in an easy to absorb methodology others fail to realize. Many thanks, from my family to yours.

Good job. Stumbled at all the right times making you human and helpful. I was wondering which elements should be the biggest.

Great video. Awesome explanation. Thank you

Nice job! Thanks for the time you put into this!

Very helpful and informative. No BS just cut to the chase info. Thanks for putting it up . It helped me out.👊🏻

@GuyBrown

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!!!!

thanks guy i have a better understanding on the operation of the water heater thanks again

Great video! Thanks for sharing! Great explanation!

Dude you helped me out so much ... I could not find how the hot water heater work ... Then I seen this video.. Man your awesome... Thanks so much.

Excellent Video, very easy to understand, ... Thank you so much !!! Cheers

Thank you Guy this is a very lesson, wait to see more from you.

@GuyBrown

7 жыл бұрын

+Andy Duong thanks. Give me some ideas of what you would like me to cover. Thanks for watching!

Your teaching ability is top tier one of the best electrical theory and explanations. I hope that you can continue to teach through KZread.

Guy Brown I appreciate your help. God bless

Thanks for the wiring diagram. After Irma I had no Solar heater left in the Island of Sint Maarten DWI. I made a DIY panels from Other broken shsstuf. I'm using a standard 50 gal tank on its side. Elements on top side. With your diagram and explanation I can hook up the bottom element to the top thermostat and use one element near the exit water for rainy weeks. The hot exit water is the drain pipe. It should shut off when reached 120* F. Or unplug it. This tank on its side has 2x220 elements supplied by 110v. I have no 220 available in this spot. When I had no panels, a 6 gal tank 110v on 220 elements work ok. Recovery time was longer, but a warm shower was great. The cistern water seemed to be colder than expected. Thank you again Burt A. Jones Dutch west Indies

Great explanation and video. Thanks for taking the time. I had no idea how it worked before. Thanks

@GuyBrown

6 жыл бұрын

+Office Administrator you are welcome. Thank you for watching!!!

thank You for This Expecially your wiring diagrams this makes it all make perfect sense now the diagram that came with the new heat adjusters was not a good one and it had me about ready to scream but hearing you and seeing your diagram it all is clear now, again thank you much am downloading your video Sir

Awesome video brother ! THANK YOU

You are awesome brother I appreciate your help and your time. Thank you for helping me understand how my water heater works

great explaination older video but its a perfect job thanks

Well explained... basic and simple

Thank a million! Just what I needed!

Clear and to the point. Good job

Glad I found this video. I can save a few $$$ per month by cutting the thermostatic back on the bottom element. When the top runs out of hot water the person (that normally takes a shower till the full tank runs cold) will now get out sooner.

@rebeccaduncan942

6 жыл бұрын

tb0256 my what temperature should you water heater be set at

Great job explaining.

Great video thanks for the lesson.

great explanation. thanks!

Great video, thanks for your help!

Outstanding. Very understandable. Thank you.

Woow. You did it man. You explained every little detail anyone should know to how install a 240v water heater. Simple huh!. Great video man. Thanks

@GuyBrown

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Please feel free to suggest a video you would like me to make. Thanks for watching!!!

That was THE best explanation ever!! It was absolutely what I needed!! Thank you!+

I put a neon lamp on both heating elements so I could see what element was on, if the top one is on, you do not have much hot water left. the job is super easy to do just remember to get the correct voltage lamp for your application.

@GuyBrown

7 жыл бұрын

Craig Nehring thats a cool idea.

@caseytbss

4 жыл бұрын

A neon lamp? Couldn’t you just do it with LED or normal bulb or even dual voltage gauge?

Thank you for taking the time to do this video. It really helped out

Thank you sir. This helped me a bunch. Answered everything I needed to know. Cannot thank you enough. Awesome awesome awesome.

thanks very helpful

Awesome video dude I never understood that a water heater only heat one element at a time with the top being primary. You have educated me on something today sir thank you.

Thanks Guy

Thanks for sharing !

Thanks the best video and explanation i ever see. Thanks you very much

Mr Guy Brown, you made it easy to understand....layman's term. Thank you!

Very well done. Thank you.

Very nice. Thanks. There is a terminal 4 missing on a general replacement upper thermostat. I'll be going back now for the right one.

Very good and clear explanation. Thank you so much

This is an excellent teaching. I have a plumbers Apprentice Class . And I’m using this video in their teaching. Thank you for your work.

@GuyBrown

2 жыл бұрын

UA by chance?

@davesodano8464

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure what UA means

@GuyBrown

2 жыл бұрын

United association of plumbers and pipe fitters

Great video! Thank you!

Thank you much mr. Brown that was a big help

I'm only a minute into this video and I can tell already you are a born teacher, Thanks! keep it up!

Excellent video!

Very well explained, thanks.

Thank you sir. Finally a video that makes sense.

Thanks, You were a big help.

Great video, Guy. Very helpful and informative.

@GuyBrown

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Please feel free to suggest a video you would like me to make. Thanks for watching!!!

Awesome explanation sir. Thanks.

Great video, thanks for sharing

Very clear and concise.

Thank you for this vid! Good explanation 😉

Awesome Explanation

Great explanation. I was a sparky for 50 years but did not work on loads of electric water heaters. People would not believe me when I told them nothing is wrong with their electric water heaters. They would have a seperate meter with a timer that disconnected heater from around 3 PM to 10 PM. With both the husband & wife working day work kids would do a load of wash then put dishwasher on due to no clean plates. By time diner was over lucky to have enough water to get a luke warm quick shower. Eventually after several calls to ultility company called me back to eliminate water heater meter.

Excellent presentation, I feel like a Hot Water Tank wiring expert now. You might want to tell folks to shut off power before diving into wiring.

Cool...thank for the video! I'm welding two 55 gallon drums together, rubber coating the inside and hooking up water heater elements. I have a few big fish tanks and it's a pain to do water changes 5 gal at a time! Got to have the temperature right, and add stuff to get rid of the chlorine. So weld two barrels together make it 110 gallons, and when I go to do a water change just fill barrels, add chlorine remover, set thermostat at 80° then pump out from barrels to tank! Of course I will have it so pressure can't build up!

@wharris7594

5 жыл бұрын

TEMPERATURE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE T&P VALVE OR DEATH OR INJURY WILL OCCUR FROM TANK EXPLOSION.

Thank you for the great and complete explanation of this. I had my upper thermostat go out and melt until it tripped the high limit. It melted the color of wires even and heated the copper to desintetigrating where all wires were loose under the screws even on the element. It did not trip the breaker?

Great video thanks heaps 😁

excellent explanation, cheers

Best tutorial ever. I would like to see what happens when thermostats don't work. How do the switches work when or not work when water is over heating?

Omg you saved me from putting 8 awg wire instead of 10 awg wire on a 3800w heater. Lucky i opened the water heater and saw this exact configuration, and owners manual confirmed the circuit. The configuration is called "double element non-simultaneous"

Thanks my friend

Very very good video you could not have explained the hot water heater any better than what you did you even made it so clear that we should not have to ask any more questions about it. You'll be surprised how many people mess up this totally simple thing. Ming Lee is because no one takes the time to take the multi tester to wring it out

THANK YOU GUY

I replaced both thermostats and elements in my water heater. The water was much hotter than 120 degrees. Found this video and saw I wired it incorrectly. Thanks for the information.

great job buddy.

Excellent!

Very well explained.

@GuyBrown

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Please feel free to suggest a video you would like me to make. Thanks for watching!!!

Hey I need your help I have a aos smith hot water tank that's been self installed which wire do I remove or cross to get hot water my breaker is goin bad???

Very good presentation

@GuyBrown

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Please feel free to suggest a video you would like me to make. Thanks for watching!!!

great video and to the point

@GuyBrown

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Please feel free to suggest a video you would like me to make. Thanks for watching!!!

Thank you very much for the clear and concise explanation and especially the schematic normally they're on the removable panel. But not on my tank. I've been testing and testing and testing and testing for a month trying to figure out what the crisis going on I think I've isolated it down to the upper thermostat works on one side but does not work on the other that is when it is cold it is not connecting thankfully from your description and more than anything else you are great little schematic thanks again

Thanks, Guy. I didn't know if both elements worked at same time / but clearly not.

great job!!!!

Vevor D10-14VA(M,S) electric water heater. Installed in an travel trailer. Its wired directly to a breaker. It stays on hot till the capacity is used then its not doing its job. The original worked with a relay that turned it on and off. The vevor wire option given was wall socket or direct to breaker. Any advice

You should be a teacher. You would be a great one. Thank you very much.