Turn off the power to the water heater.
Brand new water heater not working.
Some common problems for all hot water heaters are pressure relief valves leaking water heaters and the water heater drain valve.
If the fuse has burnt out or the circuit breaker has tripped that directly controls the electricity for your heater it will not work.
Reset the breaker or replace the fuse as necessary and restart your water heater.
To troubleshoot why your water heater does not get hot water.
Check the circuit breakers in your fuse box.
Check the heat setting on both.
Put the top service cover back on.
Test the wires to confirm the power is off using a non contact voltage tester.
Remove the top service cover to the top element and press the red reset button 3.
You may have the upper thermostat set at a higher temp than the lower.
And turn on the.
Turn off the power to the water heater in the service panel.
Turn the power back on to the water heater 5.
Only one of the 2.
Turn off the power to the water heater then take off the two.
Panels off and push in the red reset buttons they may have popped out during installation put everything back together.
Remove the access panel insulation and plastic safety guard from each heating element on the water heater.