Electric hot water heater

[stoney]

I hope someone can help.

I would like to repair,if possible, a small electric hot water heater, which does not make hot water.

It is under a sink cabinet and would be difficult to remove.
Any help to trouble shoot or repair would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Stoney

[Mr T]

Do you have a voltmeter? Are you comfortable working around live wires? You wont be able to do much otherwise.

Find the breaker, and even if it looks on, turn it off, then back on.

We need more info on the the heater. .Is this a tankless / instant / on demand heater or is there a tank? If a tank, what size? (it's on the label). What is the make and model?

[RobertLangDirect]

We did a similar project at the Quantico Yacht Club www.QuanticoYC.org).

Becasue we have rest rooms without showers and a kitchen without a automated dish washer, we really don't use a great deal of water. So, when the 220v full sixe Kenmore that lasted 20 years rusted out (small pinwhole leak, otherwise still ran fine), we replaced it with a half height, 120V, single element, and I think 20 amp or 30 amp feed, on its own circuit, Kenmore hot water heater.

If you have the tools and the plumbing is all threaded, the job is very straight forward, if it is a simple tank. Anything else, such as sweated copper, on-demand, dead circuit crap, and the job become beynd novice work.

Now, I add a question for the experts. If this is a straight forward simple replacement and a novice does good work, is there any standard requirement for permits or inspection or does this fall under the category of repair/replacement in kind?

Thanks!

Robert

[Wgoodrich]

In my jurisdiction if the appliance is replaced without installing any branch or feeder runs of plumbing and no added drain lines it would be minor repair no permit required.

Wg

[junkcollector]

If you have the tools and the plumbing is all threaded, the job is very straight forward, if it is a simple tank. Anything else, such as sweated copper, on-demand, dead circuit crap, and the job become beyond novice work.

Sweat soldering copper pipe is not difficult. I think that when done properly, it is easier to get a non-leaky joint sweating than with compression and threaded fittings, especially with old threads.

In my jurisdiction if the appliance is replaced without installing any branch or feeder runs of plumbing and no added drain lines it would be minor repair no permit required.

Same here.