So, I woke up this morning to no hot water. Got up at 4:30 a.m., at work at 6:00, home at 7:30 p.m. During lunch I picked up new elements, an element wrench (who knew such a thing existed) and thermostats (just in case). I think I'm mentally too exhausted to tackle replacing them tonight, and I forgot to pick up a hose for draining the tank. Fortunately, I have a shower at work. Anything special I need to know - other than the obvious to flip the breaker, shop vac out the crud in the tank, and turn on the hot water faucet while the tank refills? Should I start with elements, or thermostats? Yesterday I noticed the water wasn't as hot as normal, so I'm guessing elements are the problem. I thought the SO was going to take care of this, but apparently I'm on my own on this one. Add to the list of things I don't like to do . . . along with sheetrock work and hanging wall paper.