How To Turn Up or Adjust Temperature On An Electric Water Heater  

Really appreciate how straightforward this is. Wish all DIY vids were like this (almost none of them are). Thanks

I can’t seem to get my husband to adjust the temperature in my hot water heater. Now I can do it myself. So, thank you!

I was scared to mess with my hot water heater your video helped me do it completely without any trouble or worries. Thank you so much.😊

This literally....just taught me everything in 5 min.

Life saver! Simple and to the point. Thanks 🙏🏽

This video was EVERYTHING I needed to know. My temp dials were set a different temps. Thank you so much!! 💛

Short, sweet, and fixed my water heater! 👍🏼

Thank you so much ! I appreciate you getting right to the point !! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️

thank you! so helpful and easy to follow

You are wonderful!!! Thanks so much for your help.

Thanks so much for the easy instructions.

Great videos. Right to the point. These have helped me immensely. Thank you

Perfect!! Thank you

Super helpful, thank you!

Very helpful! Thank you

Perfect explanation and saved me $$ do be able to do the is myself. Thank you

Great helpful simple video

Thank you. For the video.

Very helpful Thank you

Wow! Took all of 15 minutes including this video! Thank you!

Thank you very much I viewed both videos on how to reset also, you were very helpful. : )

Thank you, nice voice, easy.

So straightforward and clear. Great job!

FANTASTIC Video !!! Thank you

Very informative! Thank you!

Quick and straight to the point thank you!

Thanks for your help.💕

Thank you so much!!

Thank you. Very clear & to the point

Well explained. Thank you.

Perfect

You’re a god send

Simple and clear instructions! Thank you for this amazing service!

Thank going to try that in the morning❤

Good video, I used it to increase my water heater temp and take longer showers 🚿

Great video!!!

Do you first have to turn off the water heater? Before raising the temperature? Can you tell me the steps how to do it. Thank you.

We recently installed a step in tub for Mom, I purchased a new 50 gallon heater with a booster on it. Its still not filling up all the way above jets. What is the highest I can turn up

⚔️The critical issue here is that, when U said that, If the temperature isn’t set exactly the same on top & bottom controls,then the water heater won’t function properly. But the 1 controlling set screw, doesn’t give a 130 degree marker, to do that’ ! Now what must be done to have both set correctly ?🛡

Should the orange levers be straight up?

thank you. I watched another video and the instructure said to make the bottom one different than top one. Yet you said to set them the same temp on both.

Thank you cause my hot water is not hot at all since we got a new hot water heater... Now I'll go adjust it myself

How come nobody teaches you this? I’ve been taking Luke warm showers for 6 years in my new house. Why do I have to learn everything from RU-vid?

Thank you

it is necesary to turn off the energy of the apartment first?

You were 100% helpful !!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you. Just got a new water heater and the water is just not hot enough for me. I don't have kids so I don't need to worry about being scalded.

So you are a Mad Woman with that screwdriver : ) Great video--thanks for charing your knowledge with us Tapp Plumbing!

I have a 75 Gallon Marathon (Rheem) water heater and I set the top thermostat at MED and Med is 125 degrees and the bottom is set at low or 120 degrees. I believe this is what the factory setting were (120 degrees). I assume that the temperatures is what you want to be the same. The 2 thermostats are not the same on this unit. The bottom has a medium setting temperature of 150 degrees and the top medium equals 125 degrees .. high setting for the top is 155 degrees and bottom is 180 degrees. Low setting temperature top 95 degrees bottom 120 degrees. This water heater is considered commercial although it is installed in a single family home. The plumber said the top and the bottom should be set the same (Medium) but that caused the water to register at 150 degrees. I really don't know what the factory setting on the thermostats were? I called Rheem and waited hours on hold but no one could tell me how they were originally set. I want the temp to be 120 degrees and I would like to have this water heater work as efficiently as possible. HELP!

Can you rest the other kind The one next to it

Thanks, I would have found one dial and not have known to do the other.

Do you have to turn off the electricity

My Water Heater manual states that the power should be off at the breaker before adjusting the temperature on the thermostats.

My water heater looked nothing like this . It had no visible thermostat . The top just had a plug .the bottom had just what I think is a reset button . O It looked like a shotgut shell primer .

I know i’m late asking this, but do all electric hot water heaters with 2 panels like the ones on yours, have two temperature switches?

120 is were the line is. The lines are the markers for 120, 130, 140.

Year 2022 and this company could not be bothered with making a knob to adjust water temp. Thank you for this video as I was becoming quite annoyed trying to figure it out.

Other RU-vid videos are telling me I should set the top thermostat slightly higher because hot water rises and it helps even the load on the elements so the bottom doesn’t do the majority of the work. I dunno who to believe!?

This lady didn't mention to shut off water heater breakers before working under the panels..... Who knows how many life's were lost in following these video instructions

Do you have to turn anything off (like in the circuit breaker) before you start?

What if it overheats Your program is more than excellent

Your video was well done in explaining how to adjust the temperature on my electric hot water heater, but you didn't mention anything about turning off the electric power first.

Deserves more views

Turn off power first though I don’t think you mentioned but it says it by the knob I saw. Do you need to flush the system first ?

Thank you very much. Do I need to turn the power off first? Also, is this the solution if you're always running out of hot water?

But she didn't turn off power at the breaker box! Dangerous isn't it?

Very well explained Video. However, my Booklet States to have the Top Thermostat Set at 125 Degrees, while Bottom is to be Set at 120 Degrees. After watching your answers, you want both Settings to be at the same Degrees? This is another lesson to be shown. We all need to understand why there's so many different ways to set an Electric Water Heater? We have the Manufacturer's Explanation, then we have a Plumber's Explanation? So who is right to Save a New Electric Water Heater?🤔

What if I've turned it above 130* but the water still seems very cool. Lower then 120* on a brand new tank? Please help

Do you need to turn the power off first?

Did it

Hello, do I need to turn off the power before adjusting the heat level?

You had that bad boy set to 122 degrees

How long does it take after changing the water temp to 130 does it take to see the results.

Hopefully it works. 😮

Thanks what else do you teach?

Is that how I make the hot water last longer to shower cuz my hot water only lasts like 5 mins

Txu

Ok just got a new electric tank put in two days ago and it’s set on 130 and still receiving warm water not completely hot.. what’s next ??

Hello, Why does it take so long for water to get hot inside?

people must be free to choose their own hot water temp settings. For myself that is at least 160 feg . .

I didn’t turn the breaker off. Hope it’s all good

But why are there 2?

Not me over here thinking mine is too low and I open it up and it’s set at 140 🥴

whats the ideal temperature for manufactured homes with plastic piping

The low thermostat go about 3 to 4 degree high the one on top

Why didn't you turn off the power? The heater even said to. Is it really necessary to turn the power off?

Changed the temperature to both thermostats and the bottom one melted. Any reason that would happen?

What about turning off power first

Did you have to turn the power off before you did this? You didn’t cover that even though it says it on the plastic.

Ok, but 130 degrees is not too hot then?

TAPP PLUMBING HI THERE, MY WATER IS STILL LUKEWARM TO COLD 🥶

U don’t have to cut the power off

I just bought a house and the water is not hot enough. I looked at these two areas and there is absolutely no adjustment for the temperature that I can find anywhere

How did I get here again

How to turn power off

Don't touch the metal bar looking wife with your bare hands. Just saying, you may be in a joyous shock 😲🤣

Why didn’t you turn the power off

Reem hot water heater

Why do they make it so hard

"Have any questions, leave them in the comments below, we would love to answer those for you." Oh yeah I'll be sure to share your LIES. Several have asked in comments in regards to shutting off power to the unit before adjusting the temperature. You: No response.