water heater only get’s warm runs out fast Home › Forums › Public Forums › General Plumbing › water heater only get’s warm runs out fast This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 19 years, 5 months ago by Retired plbg1. Viewing 1 reply thread Author Posts 18 Oct 2004 at 4:40 pm #277386 MasterPlumbersKeymaster my hot water heater of about three yrs old all of a sudden will not heat the water all the way and thewarm water that i do get doesn’t last vary long.any sugestions 18 Oct 2004 at 6:38 pm #296109 Retired plbg1Participant If it is electric then it might be your lower element, or refill tube is broken in heater or the bottom is full of sediment. Art retired plbg » This message has been edited by John Aldrich on 18 October 2004 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