Water heater elements Home › Forums › Archives › Old Bulletin Board Archives › Water heater elements This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 24 years, 10 months ago by leerf001. Viewing 0 reply threads Author Posts 28 Jun 1999 at 4:56 am #282059 leerf001 The heating elements for a water heater are not in watertight sleeves are they? You do have to drain the water heater before changing them dont you? Author Posts Viewing 0 reply threads The forum ‘Old Bulletin Board Archives’ is closed to new topics and replies.