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Problem with Rheem 40 GAL ELEC TALL Water Heater 6YR SC 82VH402 Water is not hot If your water heater has NO hot water, then click circuit breaker Next, click red reset button. Turn off power. Open cover on water heater. If heater has 2 covers, open top cover After re-seting water heater, insulation must be put back over thermostat to prevent cooler air from affecting thermostat. 1) Reset button is a good starting place to check water heater . Reset clicks off for a number of reasons, including overheated water. 2) Reset will not reset , then replace thermostat. http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-replace-thermostat-on-electric-water-heater.html 3) Resets clicks on, but clicks off again later , you should diagnose the problem. Clicking reset is not a hazard  Click the reset as often as you want until you have time to diagnose. http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-troubleshoot-electric-water-heater.html 4) Reset is not tripped, and you still do not have hot water : The...

Problem with Rheem 40 GAL ELEC TALL Water Heater 6YR SC 82VH402 MY HOTWATER PRESSURE IS VERY LOW WHICH IS MAKING MY HOTWTER COME OUT VERY SLOW ALL OVER THE HOUSE. THE COLD WATER RUNS AT A VERY HIGH CONSTANT SPEED. SO HOW DO I FIGURE OUT WHY THE PRESSURE FOR THE HOTWTER IS SO SLOW. Close the valve that on top of the water heater on the col side on due the hot side house, and screw in a 3/4gage valve on top of heater then open the valve the one you close and you will read the pressure on the gauge ; you'll know if is your tank is clog you could have at least 50 psi on you're gauge. My job is to give you resources that can help you for free. http://www.thetankatwaterheaterrescue.com/forums/forum3/ The link above goes to professional plumbers. They will know and see more things than I can short-list for you. They will probably tell you to take apart the lines going into water heater to see if problem is before or after wat...

NOISY WATER HEATER Problem with Rheem 40 GAL ELEC TALL Water Heater 6YR SC 82VH402 Started humming periodically when using hot water and tankis filling up with cold water Usually when a tank is making noise, it means the tank needs to be cleaned out or flushed. I wrote a page with diagrams showing how to clean out a tank, and how to flush the tank. Page shows gas and electric water heaters. See if this helps: http://waterheatertimer.org/Clean-sediment-out-of-water-heater.html

Problem with Rheem 40 GAL ELEC TALL Water Heater 6YR SC 82VH402 Which element do i need for a RHEEM 81V400 water heater? Rheem bolt-in element is 4500 watt. Buy at hardware store or plumbing supply.

Problem with Rheem 40 GAL ELEC TALL Water Heater 6YR SC 82VH402 Not enough hot water,running out before I'm finished showering. Hello, Hot water heaters are a touchy thing. There performance depends on your demand. If you are using an energy saving shower head I would expect you to have enough hot water for easily a couple of showers. But, if your using the "power flush" type shower heads that use 3.5 gpm or more, the 40 gallon heater is not enough. Also, consider type of water your heating. Is it well water or municipal. Unsoftened well (this includes some municipal well supplies too) water causes hardness ions to cake the heater element making them less efficient. If you have the low flow shower, it is likely you have an element burnt out. They can simply be replaced and picked up at any big box store for less than $20 dollars. Each element can be tested in place with a continuity tester. If your not sure how to test, but would be willing to replace the eleme...

Problem with Rheem 40 GAL ELEC TALL Water Heater 6YR SC 82VH402 Rheem 83xr52-2 50 gal residential water heater. Water temp was low. I cut power at electric panel, removed upper panel on water heater, turned up thermostat, replaced panel and switched power back on at electric panel. Now water heater won't turn on at all.  Solution:--- You can open the top up again. I would not turn the temp higher than 130 degrees, maximum. However, there should be above the thermostat a red button. This is where the power wires connect to the thermostats and heating elements. Sometimes this button needs to be reset, press it and discern if you hear a click sound. This means that the high temperature safety switch has tripped open and you had to manually "reset" it. There are two thermostats by the way. The water heater usually works this way. There are two thermostats and two heaters. The upper tank heater turns on first and it heats the top half of the tank. Then when the thermo...

Problem with Rheem 40 GAL ELEC TALL Water Heater 6YR SC 82VH402 I suddenly got air in my hot water lines. Not all the time but has happened three or four times. At the same time it seems as though I have less hot water than I used to. Is it an element or do you think that it is a fill line issue? 40 gal Rheem electric in a mobile home 1996 Sorry to read about your problem, I hope this helps you out. sounds like you have a defective fill tube, plus you water heater is on the old side, and is getting past the fail point....