Electric water heaters are a popular choice for many homeowners due to their efficiency and ease of use. If you’re considering installing an electric water heater in your home, it’s important to follow the proper steps to ensure a safe and successful installation. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step process of installing an electric water heater.
Step 1: Gather Your Materials Before you begin the installation process, make sure you have all the necessary materials on hand. This includes the electric water heater unit itself, as well as any tools and supplies needed for installation. Some common tools you may need include a pipe wrench, adjustable wrench, screwdriver, tape measure, and pipe fittings.
Step 2: Turn Off Power and Water Supply Before you start working on your electric water heater, be sure to turn off the power supply at the breaker box. This will help prevent any accidents or injuries while working on the unit. Additionally, shut off the water supply to the existing water heater by closing the valve located near the top of the unit.
Step 3: Drain Old Water Heater Next, drain your old water heater by connecting a garden hose to the drain valve at the bottom of the tank. Open up this valve and allow all of the water to drain out completely before disconnecting any pipes or fittings.
Step 4: Disconnect Old Water Heater Once all of the water has been drained from your old unit, disconnect it from both its electrical power source and its All-Star Plumbing connections. Use your wrenches to loosen any nuts or bolts holding these connections in place before carefully removing them.
Step 5: Install New Water Heater With your old unit removed, it’s time to install your new electric water heater. Begin by connecting any necessary pipe fittings or adapters before carefully lifting and positioning your new unit into place. Make sure that it is level and secure before reconnecting all electrical and plumbing connections.
Step 6: Fill Tank with Water After securing your new electric water heater in place, open up one of your hot-water faucets elsewhere in your home to allow air into the tank as it fills with cold water. Once this faucet starts running smoothly without sputtering air bubbles, close it back up again.
Step 7: Test Your New Unit Finally, turn on both power supply at breaker box as well as main line for hot-water faucet connected directly onto newly installed appliance so that everything can heat up properly according manufacturer instructions provided within owner manual included upon purchase date!
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4003 N Main St, High Point, NC 27265
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