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โFeb-21-2020 10:29 AM
mr. ed wrote:Unfortunately you're wrong with that demonstrative statement. As I mentioned before I have had one fail, but not completely. The problem was solved with the replacement of the element. Unless you've dealt exclusively with hundreds of cases, your experience may be incomplete.BB_TX wrote:
Heating elements are normally either good or they are bad. Canโt think of a way one could partially fail. They are basically a specialized resistor.
If you donโt have a valve problem allowing mixing of hot and cold, then I would question the thermostat/hi temp cutout.
I agree. If the water does get warm, the element is not at fault. It is either good or completely burnt out, which would result in zero warming. I've dealt with cartridge heaters in my business and occasionally one would develop a short between the heater element and the case, but that would typically trip a circuit breaker, depending on how good the grounding was to the case of the heater.
โFeb-21-2020 08:37 AM
BB_TX wrote:
Heating elements are normally either good or they are bad. Canโt think of a way one could partially fail. They are basically a specialized resistor.
If you donโt have a valve problem allowing mixing of hot and cold, then I would question the thermostat/hi temp cutout.
โFeb-18-2020 07:50 PM
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โFeb-18-2020 08:42 AM
rbp111 wrote:
Bob, yes I pressed the reset button. Many times. I did a check of everything probably six times. It failed me in just 5 years.
I still am confused if the problem is the heating element or the thermostat.
I still have the appointment. If I don't figure it out, than I will take it in.
โFeb-18-2020 08:41 AM
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โFeb-17-2020 04:47 PM
fj12ryder wrote:mobeewan wrote:Thread sealant isn't necessary on the threads for the heating element, since they don't do any sealing. The rubber gasket is what seals the heating element, the threads are regular SAE, not NPT.bob213 wrote:
Element is easy to replace just make sure you buy the wrench to take it off.($5 or$6).
Watch this:
element
The video was good at showing the basics, but he didn't use any Teflon tape when installing the new element or reinstalling the anode plug. Nor did he clean the tank threads to remove the remnants of Teflon tape.
After he reconnected the leads for the heating element he should have refilled the water heater and turned on the element to test it and make sure it was going to heat and the element threads were not going to leak.
You never know for sure if the element threads or the anode plug threads are going to leak until the tank and the water are heated up. He put the cover back on the element access so he would never know it was leaking unless he found the floor was getting wet under the water heater.
After the element is successfully tested and there is no leakage then he should have continued to reinstall the element cover and the gas burner tube.
I'll give the video a B minus.
A little sealant on the anode rod can't hurt though.
โFeb-17-2020 02:26 PM
โFeb-17-2020 09:57 AM
BB_TX wrote:
Heating elements are normally either good or they are bad. Canโt think of a way one could partially fail. They are basically a specialized resistor.
If you donโt have a valve problem allowing mixing of hot and cold, then I would question the thermostat/hi temp cutout.
โFeb-17-2020 08:07 AM