DIY water heater fix leaves tank cold, and a dead reset hinted at an electrical fault

DIY water heater fix leaves tank cold, and a dead reset hinted at an electrical fault

What started as a small leak at a water heater element did not stay so small. After a DIY repair and a full refill, the unit was still delivering cold water. One homeowner ran into exactly that problem after changing both heating elements on an electric tank and finding that the hot water never returned. What happened? According to a Reddit user, the trouble began when the lower element on their girlfriend's electric water heater started leaking…