Alright, I consider myself a pretty sharp guy but for the life of me I’m lost when it comes to figuring out my water heater. Electric, dual elements.
Noticed a definite drop in the amount of hot water that was available. Took my meter in and measured resistance across both elements. Had 14 ohms across one and nothing across the other. Replaced that element and still the same. Checked the element I pulled out and it reads 13 ohms. The element that I’m reading no resistance across has 120 between ground and each side of the element.
Went to the store today and bought a rebuild kit that included both the upper and lower thermostats and two elements. Changed it all out and I’ve got the same thing as I started with. It’s wired up just like the view on the left.
Is anyone familiar with how the circuit is supposed to work on this thing?
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Noticed a definite drop in the amount of hot water that was available. Took my meter in and measured resistance across both elements. Had 14 ohms across one and nothing across the other. Replaced that element and still the same. Checked the element I pulled out and it reads 13 ohms. The element that I’m reading no resistance across has 120 between ground and each side of the element.
Went to the store today and bought a rebuild kit that included both the upper and lower thermostats and two elements. Changed it all out and I’ve got the same thing as I started with. It’s wired up just like the view on the left.
Is anyone familiar with how the circuit is supposed to work on this thing?
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