HOW TO wire a Water Heater!
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- ATTENTION! MAKE SURE YOU TURN THE BREAKER OFF TO YOUR WATER HEATER BEFORE BEGINNING THIS PROCESS!
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Explains very important details.
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Thank you Sir! Will have more plumbing related videos coming up as well amongst other videos too. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video
Except for how to wire the 2 pole breaker, they didn't explain much at all, what do you mean ?
Hey bud, I’m not sure what you mean by the 2 pole breaker besides the actual breaker switch itself on some applications. In which case the only wiring we as plumbers touch, is the whip/pigtail coming OUT of that breaker which is 3 wires. Ground, neutral and live. We did show that part of the wiring in the video - if you need to have an actual 2 pole breaker wired in, I’d recommend calling an Electrician, or finding some tutorials from electricians here on UA-cam as I don’t know much about electrical besides the 3 wire leads.
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Just a FYI it's not a Hot water heater. It's called a water heater.
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Most important work in close detail! ( elec. Off 1st ,elec. On last.!) Also what size socket used?
I liked your video and hit like .Only thing maybe you can add is the FIRST thing to say is always Turn OFF breaker .You did mention it twice but after touching wires but you Should dub it in to the beginning of video .It really is important .Could be dangerous as well as costly.You would be surprised how many people dont think of that or even forget when they get to comfortable doing this stuff .Otherwise PERFECT !!!
If someone isn’t smart enough to shut off a breaker before doing electrical work they probably shouldn’t be doing electrical work
The manufacturers of the wire nuts DO not recommend pre-twisting. If that's an issue just use wago connectors
Thanks a lot, tricky little bugger that ground wire.
Glad you enjoyed the video, yeah man that ground wire can be pesky.
A good pair of wire strippers or channel locks, a few curse words and some patience gets her done lol.
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Did you said it doesn't matter how you put the wires of course excluding the ground?
If the circuit breaker is not "within sight" or in the same room as the water heater, then a separate disconnect or switch box may be by code required to be adjacent to the water heater.
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You actually want to keep those rings on the plate.....and probably should inform the viewers to
Turn off the power at the breaker panel ,Before ,the wiring the unit
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Does the water heater need to be connected to the neutral wire?
Very good thanks bro.
Very Helpful
so it blk to blk and white to red ..then ground ??
Do you not twist your wires first before putting on the wire nut? Like you do in wiring electrical receptacles and switches? Or does that not matter? I was always taught to twist wires together first before wire nutting. If there is a reason not to please let me here some input. Thanks for the great video!
Yesterday I hooked up a bradford white heater . Double checked everythinging
Purged all the air turned on the power and the black wire started smoking. Turned off power checked wire turned on power and it smoked again. Any ideas?
@@esemando connection seems to be wrong
That’s what the wire nuts are for… they twist ur wires together. No need to twist them together before wire nutting them
@@hunterlarson1996 Yes that is true but sometimes the wire nut does not twist enough to make a strong connection and then one wire ends up working its way back out causing issues. Always a good thing to twist first then wire nut as well to verify a secure connection. I have had many instances where i just pulled on the wire and it came right out of the wire nut since it tiwisted it incorrectly. Just that little extra time goes a long way in helping future issues.
no fluff, just info. . Great
Thanks, good video. Actually shows how to do it.
I R&R both thermostats on my 50 gal WH. Didn’t drain unit. When I turned breaker on, I smelled burned wires. Turns out the burned wires are same as the wires you guys just installed in this video. One wire burned through the wire nut. WH had water in it. Only issue I found was home depot gave me wrong thermostats. The voltage is correct (4500) but after checking the internet, discovered Rheem changed my17 year old heater’s thermostat serial numbers. Ordered correct units. Could the wrong thermostat have caused this issue?
Voltage of 4500?..
how do you connect the wires in the break box the ground where it goes
Can you use this type of water heater in commercial building?
Yes. Depending on the application, how many fixtures and what type of commercial application you’re talking about. We use standard lowboy Bradford whites at gas stations and things like that. Same type of heater in a home.
Should i connect the boiler line directly to yhe breaker?
I connected black house to red heater and White House to black heater. Did I ruin my water heater
No, your home is AC, doesn’t matter which way you wire the colors as long as ground goes to ground. (We’re not electricians, but for water heaters this is how it works)
You Forget To mention If The Water heater Was 120v or 240
I have more wires can you tell me why? Is there something else connected to my water heater that shifty be?
How many wires? Should only be 3 coming out of the house unless you have some sort of energy saving device in which case usually 3 still connected to that device
I’m 0-4 in electric water heaters, gas I can install no problem but electric, I make sparks every time!
Gotta make sure that main is off first, always! Lol believe me I feel ya, I stick to plumbing I always say water and electric don’t mix 😂
What If my house wires don’t have a ground setup? It was just the two hots
Wow, never seen that on 220v. You really need a ground wire.
I’ve seen this once before and the heater was working with no problem, but we changed the power cord as it was a plugged in 220 not hardwire. but I would assume it may cause a safety hazard if it ever grounded or discharged power to the metal heater casing somehow, but I’m not an electrician and I’m not sure what the consequences of not having it are. Just replaced with one that had ground wire to be safe.
I have an incoming wire that's two blacks and one white. 220 of course but it's not working.
id shut the power off from the MAIN 1st.... But thats just me, ya know.
Connection to electric box is like so complex - ( I installed w/o problem- plugged in to 220 plug now- plug was removed attached don’t know how- having trouble now needing new one- last I did myself now??????????
At 3:49 you say "finagle". What is finagle? Just curious.
“obtain (something) by devious or dishonest means.”
Haha
I have white, black and pink coming out the wall but only a black n red on water heater
Pink may be ground although I’d have an electrician check to be sure I’ve never saw pink for ground before.
I have 2 black wires coming out from 30 amp breaker with no ground wire from panel
The water heater is red and black not sure how to proceed any assist is appreciated
Red and black usually mean. 240 double pole breaker. Which is what is needed to run most hot water heaters.
@@mauropiccininni6251 ...I have a similar situation:1 red, 1 black and 1 white wires coming from my panel (plus the bare ground), to be connected to 1 red and 1 white on my new water heater. How should I connect them? Thank you in advance!!
@@JuanRodriguez-cf6cg you only need to connect any two wires from the panel to the heater. So use red and white, put a wire nut on the unused wire.
Also attach the ground. Basically your old heater was a 3 wire connection, new heater is only a 2 wire connection.
@@mauropiccininni6251 ...thank you so very much!! I will do that tonight!
Just one question. Why are you heating hot water? Isn't that a bit redundant?
Kinda like ATM Machine?
Why does my himouse wire have a red white black and solid copper with no cover? Im fucking confused
The neutral on my water heater melted the wire nut...
You confuse me you say you put the white on white black on black but you pigtailing a white wire on a red wire 🤔
why don't the colors matter?
In this case, both the black and white wire coming out if the wall are "hot" or "energized" because both black are white wires are connected to, most likely, a double pole 30 amp breaker (assuming that the black and white wire are 10awg). Each wire is carrying 120v and the water heater black and red wires require 120v to work. So it doesn't matter what color the wires are, as long as they are carrying the required 120v each.
I also support segregating the colors
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Not an electrician advice
Water heater not hot water heater. If was a hot water heater water would be hot going in to tank
It's a WATER HEATER, not a HOT water heater, if the water were hot you wouldn't need to heat it. Sorry as a Plumber just a pet peeve of mine. Good video though.
Does the water heater need to be connected to the neutral wire?