Bro, I needed that fu** hurricane Milton created a few jobs for me for sure. I'm driving all over florida to restore power catch up on bills I'm behind on stressed out and researching troubleshooting issues that arise from a co workers tankless..ugh exhausted with the hours but hey guys you reminded me of Jay and silent Bob the movie. Keep it up catches attention.
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!!
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
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?
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 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
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
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.
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...
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.
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.
@@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!
@@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?
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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.
That is not a reciprocating saw, it's a circular saw. A recip saw is a sawzall with a straight blade that moves back and forth, a circular saw is a skil saw with a round blade that turns on a central shaft/arbor. The fact that you don't know that says i need to look elsewhere for someone who actually knows what they are talking about. And will take the job seriously.
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.
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Thank you for keeping us electricians and plumbers busy once we have to fix that hacky mess 😆
Absolutely fantastic 👏 thank you🤣 totally disrupted my morning with this when you pulled out the "recip" saw
Bro, I needed that fu** hurricane Milton created a few jobs for me for sure. I'm driving all over florida to restore power catch up on bills I'm behind on stressed out and researching troubleshooting issues that arise from a co workers tankless..ugh exhausted with the hours but hey guys you reminded me of Jay and silent Bob the movie. Keep it up catches attention.
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
Yep, the sensor will turn them on one at time once it knows how much water is flowing.
You guys are hilarious. You earned my subscription today.
Super descriptive and helpful y'all. Installing a 24Kw model soon and your wiring descriptions definitely helped out a lot.
That reciprocating saw looks just like a circular saw. 😂
Greatest DIY video to ever grace the World Wide Web…….nice work fellas 💯👌👏🏻
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!!
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
How did it go? Do you like the unit?
Do you have to have 300 amp service for this?
No, 200 amp service is just fine. Thanks for watching.
Gunna get me one them “recip saws!”
Who knew?! 👍
Running that tankless electric water heater can be equal to
charging 4 Tesla Model 3's at home at the same time. Big Energy!
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
Hahahahahahahaaha... YES!!! I also thought "the little green wire nut," part was funny too..
Cheers!
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?
You want to make sure that each pair of wires are supplied with the same designated breaker.
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!
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.
Great description. Entertaining too🤘😝🤘
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.
Good point, but today's breaker would trip before any major damage occurred.
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
😆 the ladder is right behind him!
Did you add a disconnect to the electrical?
is not required to have a Disconnect for the water heater?
The main panel is close by to tankless. Breaker is your disconnect
Thanks for the Help !!!!
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.
WTAF no bushing on the "Big boy" wires? Also, didn't flag the white wires in the unit. Get ready to fail inspection.
How long do you think it took to wire the electrical?
Holy shit. I'm speechless.
Followed your instructions and died. But the wake had nice, hot water. Thanks!
Hahahahaha, nice.
i subscribed because if they can do something, I know I can do it better, no honestly, they are informative
Good Daniel, thats the exact idea. Cheers!
This was as funny as it gets. God DIY but This electrical methods can also be called the ticking bomb. 😅
Great video, thank you very much
How much is the cost of that installation?
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.
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.
Is this the same thing as a natural gas boiler heater?? But electric?
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
Did you ever figure out the answer?
@@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
I have red and white running along with black and bare copper. Where do I run the extra red or white?
Use the red for power instead of the white. Use the white as neutral.
I don't understand why is there no natural wire connected to the breaker?
Jay and (not so) silent Bob install a water heater.
I love you guys so much! 💓
This was hilarious 😂
you guys are hilarious
Does it fit underground?
Yes, if you dig a big enough hole.
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
But he did install 8/2
do you guys know where I could get some weed?
Yeah, you trying to get that premium or some skunk?
thanks
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.
No way an electrical inspector passed this!!
u guys should not be doing electrical.
Call the cops.
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...
I might hit up TH-cam so u stop making hack bullshit install videos.
Building inspector over here
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.
Can you show me how to reset it? What is code h103?
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.
@@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!
@@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?
@@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.
@@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.
get ready for dimming and flickering lights.
Hahahahaha, sounds like you speak from experience.
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.
Thanks for letting us know.
Hi, number of wire you use for this conexión
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.
They did the install wrong. It needs four, 8/3 AWG wires.
@@Lolatyou332 Where's that extra neutral supposed to go in the heater then?
@@raterus No need for a neutral in this application.
Make sure, Your Tools are sharpened.
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.
Totally twisted your wires in the wrong direction. If you don't know electrical, don't teach people to do it wrong!
That is not a reciprocating saw, it's a circular saw. A recip saw is a sawzall with a straight blade that moves back and forth, a circular saw is a skil saw with a round blade that turns on a central shaft/arbor. The fact that you don't know that says i need to look elsewhere for someone who actually knows what they are talking about. And will take the job seriously.
Stop saying “hot water heater”. It’s a “water heater”. Nobody needs to heat up hot water.
Hilarious as neighborhood Road agents without bandanas.
you jumped like 3 hours of content between 2:06 and 2:07....
Pretty sure that's a circular saw and not a reciprocating saw. #420
learn the code book before giving bad info. Your terms are also wrong
NEVER use power tools on set screws-- that's an accident waiting to happen.
use wagos
Neat job. You really want to love this guys but pray they loose the trash mouth.
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.
through it.
😂 u ran 4 sets of wire but in real life only uses one breaker warming 120 farenheit lowest setting
Don't give up your day jobs😂😂
Hope less. Not serious
Talking about fuckery day 😅😅 ey guy there is a ladder in the back😅😅