Electrical smell from water heater
Getting a weird smell of hot electrical. This first happened months ago so i stopped using the 120v element. On propane it works great. Finally tested the heating element and it had the same resis...
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Deal with the switch first and follow the issue backwards through the wiring until you find it. A couple of weeks ago, I met a guy at a campground whose water heater's insulation caught fire. He had a slight smell for a little while and even had the 120v element off to the water heater. Smoke damaged a lot of stuff inside the RV. They were just getting it wrapped up.
Myself, I had a wire burn itself up on 120v. We stopped using it and fortunately, it was enough to stop further damage.
Track it down. This can be dangerous.
Myself, I had a wire burn itself up on 120v. We stopped using it and fortunately, it was enough to stop further damage.
Track it down. This can be dangerous.
