Water heater element problem.
How's everybody doing ? My 6 gal hot water heater quit the other day its a ao smith. Pulled it out and it had a lot of white scale in the bottom so it put a gallon of vinegar in it and let it set i...
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Kelley,
You got it about half right. Those of us with 120V 1500 watt water heaters learned long ago to buy a 240V 6000Watt heater as a replacement (if it will fit the length - measure first). At 120V it will only be 1/4 the power. It will cost more, but as cold as the surface will be, it will last forever and it will also cause way less scale to form.
Matt
You got it about half right. Those of us with 120V 1500 watt water heaters learned long ago to buy a 240V 6000Watt heater as a replacement (if it will fit the length - measure first). At 120V it will only be 1/4 the power. It will cost more, but as cold as the surface will be, it will last forever and it will also cause way less scale to form.
Matt
