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Question posted by dirkness on November 28th, 2011

Just Installed New Hot Water Heater From Homedepot Model Ge40t06aag01 No Hot Wtr

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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on November 28th, 2011 6:33 PM

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The user manual states that this is electric only, not gas so I'll go from that angle.

Is the circuit breaker turned on? Is the water inlet turned on? Can you hear anything happening inside?

I would suggest that the unit is defective and should be returned for exchange.

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Use and Care Manual - Page 1

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Use and Care Manual - Page 2

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Use and Care Manual - Page 3

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Use and Care Manual - Page 4

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Use and Care Manual - Page 5

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Use and Care Manual - Page 6

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Use and Care Manual - Page 7

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Use and Care Manual - Page 8

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Use and Care Manual - Page 9

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Use and Care Manual - Page 10

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Use and Care Manual - Page 11

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Use and Care Manual - Page 12

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Use and Care Manual - Page 13

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Use and Care Manual - Page 14

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Use and Care Manual - Page 15

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Use and Care Manual - Page 16

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Use and Care Manual - Page 17

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Use and Care Manual - Page 18

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