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Electric Water Heater Installation: New Water Heater Installation Electric Water Heater Installation: New Water Heater Installation From "Ed the Plumber" episode DETP-111

Once you've prepped the area, it's time to install the new water heater.

Materials:

Safety goggles
Flux and solder
Half-inch copper pipe
Assortment of adapters
Isolation valve
Teflon paste
Adjustable wrench
Tape measure
New water heater
Drip pan
Manufacturers instructions

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

1. Shut off the water pump and remove.

2. If you don't already have one in place, install an isolation valve (figure A) on each water line. This will allow you to shut off the water to the tank without turning it off at the main.

3. Place a drip pan (figure B) in the floor where the tank will be installed. A drip pan will collect any water that may leak from the tank.

4. Unpack the new water heater, then set into place inside the drip pan.

5. Use basic soldering techniques to solder (figure C) the new sections of pipe and fittings to connect the new water heater to the existing incoming and outgoing water lines.

6. Apply Teflon paste to the connections on the tank.

7. Attach a female adaptor to the first connection (figure D), then tighten. Repeat for the second connection.