My hot water tank is a 40-gallon low, wide size which fits under the kitchen counter, in the corner. Is on its' third heating element that I get from Heath's Hdwe in Centre Harbor for about $15-each. For about $8 Heaths has a large steel socket designed for remove/install electric 220v heater elements as they waste away over time and need replacing ...... standard procedure.
What I do is to use a similar diameter black rubber stopper, same size as element thread diameter, and simply unscrew the old element, fast place the rubber stopper/cork into the hole to stop the water, and then remove stopper and install new element.
Not much water gets out if you go fast, maybe one quart, so's placing some old towels on the floor is good. Is much faster and easier than draining down entire tank which usually makes a wet mess, despite all effort.
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