broken heating elements Home › Forums › Public Forums › General Plumbing › broken heating elements This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 24 years, 8 months ago by hj. Viewing 1 reply thread Author Posts 27 Mar 2000 at 8:19 pm #272730 MasterPlumbersKeymaster how do I or can fix my hot water heater, when the heating elements have broke ( how do i get them out or can i let them fall in the the heater itself. 28 Mar 2000 at 4:31 am #286201 hjParticipant you can often maneuver them so that they will come out, but if they are too badly warped, cut them off with a bolt cutter and let them drop inside. Author Posts Viewing 1 reply thread You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In