(November 1, 2021 at 11:32 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: Okay. New water heater installed. Someone who knew what they were doing helped me. (Or, better put, I helped them.) But there is hot water in my house once again.
You really should install a breaker at the water heater.
It is also a good idea to have a valve for the copper pipe that brings water to your heater, so that you can turn the water off just for the water heater.
In summer time, I cut the power to the water heater.
I place a bucket outside in the sun. I place a glass sheet over the bucket. It gets hot enough to burn skin.
I add some cold water and I shower with it.
Free energy!