What To Do If Your Water Heater Isn't Giving You Hot Water
Hot water from your water heater is pretty much a necessity if you want to live comfortably. No one likes getting into the shower only to be blasted with cold water. If your water heater is not working properly, you and your family will be likely be left feeling quite miserable until a fix is found. The best thing to do in this situation is to contact a local water heater system repair specialist. However, if you want to try a few things yourself to see if you can fix the problem, here are things you should look into.
The Water Isn't Hot Because The Heater Won't Even Turn On
It's one thing if your water heater seems to not be running at the temperature you want. However, you have an entirely different problem if it's clear the system isn't even operating or attempting to warm the water at all. If your water heater goes out completely, you may want to check your breaker box. It's possible a breaker or circuit got tripped, and if all you need to do to fix the water heater is flip a switch or two and reset it, that's a pretty easy fix and you'll be happy you did it yourself instead of calling a professional. However, there could also be a power issue with the water heater itself. Perhaps an emergency shut-off was triggered for some reason. If checking the breaker box doesn't turn the water heater back on, contact a professional.
The Water Isn't Hot Because You've Had a Heating Element Fail
Your water tank has multiple heating elements inside of it, but these elements can break down over time. If a heating element fails, your tank will send water out but it'll be cold or not nearly hot enough for your shower or load of laundry. You may also run into some problems if you have a build-up of sediment in the bottom of the water tank. Whether it's a heating element or something else, the best solution is likely to drain the entire tank and see what's going on inside. If you can't figure it out or if you don't want to deal with draining the tank yourself, contact professional help.
The Water Is Lukewarm or Too Hot Because of a Thermometer Issue
It's also possible that the water tank itself is operating just fine but it's intentionally keeping the water at the wrong temperature because your thermometer for the tank is not working. Try changing the thermometer's battery if applicable or swap out for a new one if you believe everything else with the tank is working fine. If this doesn't work, contact a professional.
It's important to have properly heated water. To learn more, contact a water heater system repair service.
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