Suburban SW10 DE water heater doesn't!
I just can’t figure this out. Our Suburban SW10 DE water heater doesn’t heat. It was functioning normally before it failed. It works well on the LP side but not with electric. I have checked and repla...
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Suburban uses a very simple direct AC power circuit for electric element.
AC power comes from Circuit Breaker to/thru ON/OFF switches (remote/local) then to/thru the electric set of T-stats (left set) then to/thru element.
If you have measured AC voltage all the way down to element then only thing left is measuring AC Voltage THRU element.
AC Power to element (NEW) and no heating......then element is bad
OR
you do not have it wired correctly. But it is just 2 wires 1 Black and 1 white and doesn't matter which terminal they go on.
SO are you sure you have AC Voltage all the way thru circuit to the element????
Suburban element is 120V AC.....1440W and draws 12A when ON
Continuity check with power off....10 Ohms
Simple straight forward on Suburban as everything is right there in outside compartment (Unlike Atwood which has electric element and On/Off switch at rear of tank)
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AC power comes from Circuit Breaker to/thru ON/OFF switches (remote/local) then to/thru the electric set of T-stats (left set) then to/thru element.
If you have measured AC voltage all the way down to element then only thing left is measuring AC Voltage THRU element.
AC Power to element (NEW) and no heating......then element is bad
OR
you do not have it wired correctly. But it is just 2 wires 1 Black and 1 white and doesn't matter which terminal they go on.
SO are you sure you have AC Voltage all the way thru circuit to the element????
Suburban element is 120V AC.....1440W and draws 12A when ON
Continuity check with power off....10 Ohms
Simple straight forward on Suburban as everything is right there in outside compartment (Unlike Atwood which has electric element and On/Off switch at rear of tank)
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