I love this site, and would appreciate any ideas you may have.
My Reliance water heater (from Lowes, 7-10 years old, and used in a rental mobile home) needs to have the reset button pressed each day in order to fu nction.
I asked at a good plumbing outfit whether it might make sense to replace th e heating elements, thinking that the elements might cause increased resist ance if corroded. The man said that with any sort of problem with a heater that age, it is better just to replace the heater.
He suggested Bradford White, Rheem, and A.O. Smith as good quality heaters, but they are pricey.
Still, I have heard that elements wear out and need to be replaced periodic ally, and so I wonder whether that or something else might be worth a try b efore buying a new heater.
Thanks in advance!
Dwight Gibb