Easiest Way To Wire Rheem Tankless Electric Hot Water Heater 36 kw

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Easiest Way To Wire Rheem Tankless Electric Hot Water Heater 36 kw

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The is the Rheem Performance 36 kw Self-Modulating 7.03 GPM Tankless Electric Water Heater.
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@slayerspam 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic 👏 thank you🤣 totally disrupted my morning with this when you pulled out the "recip" saw

@redshift6712 Жыл бұрын

That reciprocating saw looks just like a circular saw. 😂

@mikeynoneya1364 Жыл бұрын

Super descriptive and helpful y'all. Installing a 24Kw model soon and your wiring descriptions definitely helped out a lot.

@IWestexI 10 ай бұрын

You guys are hilarious. You earned my subscription today.

@atrain910 Жыл бұрын

Love it.... just wanted to actually see how the retex utilizes 4 sets of breakers.... had a good laugh and saw what I needed to see....nice job

@mgaitan22 11 ай бұрын

Yep, the sensor will turn them on one at time once it knows how much water is flowing.

@TheSunking1 Ай бұрын

Gunna get me one them “recip saws!” Who knew?! 👍

@briancooper314 Жыл бұрын

Greatest DIY video to ever grace the World Wide Web…….nice work fellas 💯👌👏🏻

@nicholassels7411 2 жыл бұрын

I just put one of this exact model in at my mother's house and I did exactly what you did. Only problem is it doesn't matter what I set it at, I have absolutely no hot water!!

@doubtfulhope Жыл бұрын

I couldn't get past the"little green wire nut" just make a4 wire pigtail!!!😂🤯 It seems like you made this way more difficult than it is

@hyperhomes4154 Жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahaaha... YES!!! I also thought "the little green wire nut," part was funny too.. Cheers!

@staudtj1 3 ай бұрын

Running that tankless electric water heater can be equal to charging 4 Tesla Model 3's at home at the same time. Big Energy!

@anonymousdonor Жыл бұрын

😆 the ladder is right behind him!

@mtsflorida 2 жыл бұрын

Nice..I have the 27kw instead of the 36kw and was noticing the same ground screw on the main inlet but I was concerned with the neutral wires which you used in place of the red line 2. I had thought of using mine to run from 40 amp to b breaker thereby only needing 2/3 or running 30' instead of 20' on 60' of 8/3WG. Thanks for posting!

@jeremywatts2768 Жыл бұрын

There is a white wire, but its not a neutral. Its 2 hots and ground for each circuit. Neutral is bridged at the main panel only and all other subsequent panels need to have neutral and ground bars isolated to prevent the possibility of carrying power on a the ground in a loop which electrifies the chassis of a lot of appliances.

@dennismorales771 11 ай бұрын

Great description. Entertaining too🤘😝🤘

@gmyatko Жыл бұрын

make sure you twist your conductors together clockwise the same way you screw on the wire nut, otherwise you start to untwist the conductors that you just twisted together.

@h.s.hirsch9143 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you very much

@Timthecommenter Жыл бұрын

Followed your instructions and died. But the wake had nice, hot water. Thanks!

@hyperhomes4154 Жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha, nice.

@123mjolie 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Help !!!!

@KyleM2088 6 ай бұрын

Jay and (not so) silent Bob install a water heater.

@snehalbarotmckenzie 8 ай бұрын

kido thank you for helping with my project installing Rheem 27k which only needs 3 connector I will follow everything you said.(3 x 8/2 awg ) i will let you know if i made it or fail it. Thank you sir

@amatlense07 3 ай бұрын

How did it go? Do you like the unit?

@EddyForero07 Жыл бұрын

This was as funny as it gets. God DIY but This electrical methods can also be called the ticking bomb. 😅

@electricalron Жыл бұрын

Holy shit. I'm speechless.

@sevlenss 2 жыл бұрын

I love you guys so much! 💓

@desmetde Жыл бұрын

i subscribed because if they can do something, I know I can do it better, no honestly, they are informative

@hyperhomes4154 Жыл бұрын

Good Daniel, thats the exact idea. Cheers!

@zoomjoo 2 жыл бұрын

you guys are hilarious

@Punfucius 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have to have 300 amp service for this?

@hyperhomes4154 2 жыл бұрын

No, 200 amp service is just fine. Thanks for watching.

@Lolatyou332 2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't you want all 4 grounds screwed in? Otherwise if there is an issue the single cable could heat up because 150amps/240v could attempt to go through a single 8 gauge wire.

@hyperhomes4154 2 жыл бұрын

Good point, but today's breaker would trip before any major damage occurred.

@waynesmith8827 Жыл бұрын

Realistically it’s fine100 years from now and that still won’t be an issue honestly and they splice it pretty good only think I wouldn’t use a drill I tighten it down with a screw driver so there be no stripping

@MrBackshotas Жыл бұрын

This was hilarious 😂

@VasiliyZhukov 2 жыл бұрын

thanks

@KevinNichols222 11 ай бұрын

Did you add a disconnect to the electrical?

@thedavesofourlives1 5 ай бұрын

WTAF no bushing on the "Big boy" wires? Also, didn't flag the white wires in the unit. Get ready to fail inspection.

@kanistas 5 ай бұрын

Love it, but I have a quick question. Do you have to track which black and white (in my case black and red) cable go to which breaker. I.e. label each cable to each each double pole circuit breaker? Or can you have a double breaker wired to have a red coming from a separate heating element and the black coming in from another separate heating element? Or do you have to make sure the white and black cable go (for each separate heating element) go to a designated double circuit breaker?

@hyperhomes4154 5 ай бұрын

You want to make sure that each pair of wires are supplied with the same designated breaker.

@SkylerOlmstead-vp2us 5 ай бұрын

No way an electrical inspector passed this!!

@milan512 Ай бұрын

is not required to have a Disconnect for the water heater?

@TheSunking1 Ай бұрын

The main panel is close by to tankless. Breaker is your disconnect

@arturo2637 Жыл бұрын

Is this the same thing as a natural gas boiler heater?? But electric?

@luishernandez-guzman1807 9 ай бұрын

Great video, just one thing… you should change the wire type, instead of 8/2 you have on your list of material and your video you installed 8/3 stranded wire. Thanks

@frnks3020 8 ай бұрын

But he did install 8/2

@mikerin07 Жыл бұрын

How long do you think it took to wire the electrical?

@alanb.4660 Ай бұрын

get ready for dimming and flickering lights.

@maidahpuhname9490 Жыл бұрын

I have red and white running along with black and bare copper. Where do I run the extra red or white?

@douglei4413 Жыл бұрын

Use the red for power instead of the white. Use the white as neutral.

@seanbiello7362 2 жыл бұрын

I have a rheem 18kw. Can you hook up one breaker and just run half the unit, one element? Its Only for a bathroom for my son.

@jeremywatts2768 Жыл бұрын

I know somebody who did this and has no issues other than waiting a little longer for hot water. The downside is that if he runs it wide open, it will trip.

@JonathanGrandt 2 жыл бұрын

Whoever installed my unit hooked black with red and white to black. 🤔 also the diagram is reversed.. it shows L1 on the left and L2 on the right, but the unit shows L2 on the left etc… ok ok so black to black. I guess…. Hey I didn’t set it up it was here when I got here.

@jht09 Жыл бұрын

I was just wondering if you could leave one of the heating elements unwired and this unit still work properly I don’t want to under size my house would rather over size and I thought I’d I went with the 36 and didn’t need it if I would just leave one breaker off if it would still work correctly if anyone could answer thanks

@frnks3020 8 ай бұрын

Did you ever figure out the answer?

@jht09 8 ай бұрын

@@frnks3020 well I ended up buying the 27kw rheem and it works great I can run two showers at once the only thing I can’t do is turn my bathtub/shower knobs on all the way have can only open the shower tub knobs quarter to half turn open so filling the tub is slow but we always take showers anyway so quarter turn to start the shower then once the shower head is on you can open the hot all the way if you want but can run two shower heads at once and I have left one breaker off to just try it but the 27 uses 3 40amp breakers and I just leave them on lights do flicker sometimes when it kicks on just for a split second i believe for anything bigger you would want a 400amp service my 200amp box is full so i believe you can not 100% on what would happen long term I am sure the 36 would have been to much for my breaker box my house is all electric but I do like it have the temp set at 124 degrees that’s as hot as I can shower I have had it in for about 8 months feel free to ask any other questions

@estuardojuarezesmeralda5374 7 ай бұрын

How much is the cost of that installation?

@johnuppon6835 2 жыл бұрын

u guys should not be doing electrical.

@hyperhomes4154 2 жыл бұрын

Call the cops.

@johnuppon6835 2 жыл бұрын

Learn how to foow basic eletriccal code. Who uses a fucking drill to tighten screws in an appliance or panel? But seriously, if ur not gonna follow the national electrical code requirements which is the MINIMUM standard. Don't do electrical at all...

@johnuppon6835 2 жыл бұрын

I might hit up KZfaq so u stop making hack bullshit install videos.

@jerry4012 2 жыл бұрын

Building inspector over here

@raterus 2 жыл бұрын

Once I saw that ground connection, I completely agree. You guys need crimp sleeves for something like that, those little "greenie" wire nuts are not designed for wire that size.

@Generichjm 2 жыл бұрын

Make sure, Your Tools are sharpened.

@hyperhomes4154 2 жыл бұрын

We sharpen our hammers and tape measures every couple of weeks or so. Hypertough tools hold their edge for a long time between sharpenings. Thanks for the tip, Russell.

@Generichjm 2 жыл бұрын

Does it fit underground?

@hyperhomes4154 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, if you dig a big enough hole.

@desmetde Жыл бұрын

do you guys know where I could get some weed?

@hyperhomes4154 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, you trying to get that premium or some skunk?

@noahraytatum3740 25 күн бұрын

Never use a drill to tighten electrical connections. Never use a saw around a panel box like that, could be wires unseen. So much more unsafe issues.

@jimmy8653 11 ай бұрын

use wagos

@c.o.7508 2 жыл бұрын

Can you show me how to reset it? What is code h103?

@hyperhomes4154 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Claudia, that code means your unit tripped a high limit switch. In order to reset your unit you have to go to your breaker box and flip the hot water circuits off and then back on.

@c.o.7508 2 жыл бұрын

@@hyperhomes4154 thank you for the reply, I discovered I don’t have enough power to run the machine. Either I need to upgrade or switch to gas; God bless you!

@hyperhomes4154 2 жыл бұрын

@@c.o.7508 I would recommend upgrading the circuit power. Who installed your unit and how did they wire it? These heaters need 8/2 wire and need one wire/40 amp breaker for every 9 kw. How many kw is your heater?

@c.o.7508 2 жыл бұрын

@@hyperhomes4154 Greetings again, the unit reads 36 KW, the house doesn’t have enough power for it to run. It was installed by the maintenance man of the residential area where I live. I need a certified electrician to bring enough power from the main line, I was told, or switch to a propane unit.

@hyperhomes4154 2 жыл бұрын

@@c.o.7508 ok you will need four 8/2 wires and four 40 amp breakers to power that unit. Depending on how long the run is from your panel to your water heater that could be very expensive. Your best bet would be to get a quote from the electrician and then get a quote from the gas technician and see which one makes more sense. Can I ask what wire the maintenance man used? If it's yellow wire it means it's 12 Guage, white is usually 14 Guage, orange is 10 Guage and black is anything larger than that. This needs 8 Guage which is black. Sorry to hear your maintenance man didn't know what he was doing. Hope I can help, Claudia.

@biggunsnu Жыл бұрын

Totally twisted your wires in the wrong direction. If you don't know electrical, don't teach people to do it wrong!

@opentoreason1975 Жыл бұрын

Neat job. You really want to love this guys but pray they loose the trash mouth.

@rogerthehandyman4190 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, number of wire you use for this conexión

@hyperhomes4154 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Roger, sorry for the late reply. These units typically require one 8/2 wire per 9 kw. So two wires for an 18kw unit, three wires for 27kw unit etc. Each internal heating element needs its own wire. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching.

@Lolatyou332 2 жыл бұрын

They did the install wrong. It needs four, 8/3 AWG wires.

@raterus 2 жыл бұрын

@@Lolatyou332 Where's that extra neutral supposed to go in the heater then?

@andrewludwig9251 Жыл бұрын

@@raterus No need for a neutral in this application.

@donhuffer5167 Жыл бұрын

Stop saying “hot water heater”. It’s a “water heater”. Nobody needs to heat up hot water.

@samnyachiro6942 Жыл бұрын

Hilarious as neighborhood Road agents without bandanas.

@doubtfulhope Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that's a circular saw and not a reciprocating saw. #420

@DZ-cf6sj Жыл бұрын

you jumped like 3 hours of content between 2:06 and 2:07....

@robertyezek6822 4 ай бұрын

learn the code book before giving bad info. Your terms are also wrong

@jvpapasmurf46 Ай бұрын

Don't give up your day jobs😂😂

@elielalvarado5546 Жыл бұрын

😂 u ran 4 sets of wire but in real life only uses one breaker warming 120 farenheit lowest setting

@andrewludwig9251 Жыл бұрын

NEVER use power tools on set screws-- that's an accident waiting to happen.

@allenjay6065 9 ай бұрын

Wow, terrible work! I think you guys simply cut the bottom on the water heater cabinet ( probably with tin snips) and pulled the conductors ( wires) though it. At a minimum, there should be a bushing there. NEC: Conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings. Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings shall be protected from abrasion, and openings through which conductors enter shall be effectively closed.

@allenjay6065 9 ай бұрын

through it.