Hot water heater will not work on electic.
Pulled in to site, its now dark and just notice the water is not working. The heater is now running off gas. Tomorrow I will chase down the problem. Does anyone have suggestions concerning this situat...
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I recently went through this kind of an issue with my Atwood WH. There are only a couple of likely scenarios for you to check.
1. 120V breaker is off.
2. electric element has failed - check resistance if you can get to it. Did it ever get power without any water?
Without knowing what WH you have there could be a control side issue. My problem turned out to be an intermittent relay for the element. It would heat sometimes. I replaced it and it has been working OK for several days now.
Depending on the WH you may have a single or dual thermostats. If single and it is working OK on propane then the thermostat is OK. If dual then you could have a thermostat failure. Check with a VOM and see if it is open or closed.
I think that these should get you started. Let us know what you find.
1. 120V breaker is off.
2. electric element has failed - check resistance if you can get to it. Did it ever get power without any water?
Without knowing what WH you have there could be a control side issue. My problem turned out to be an intermittent relay for the element. It would heat sometimes. I replaced it and it has been working OK for several days now.
Depending on the WH you may have a single or dual thermostats. If single and it is working OK on propane then the thermostat is OK. If dual then you could have a thermostat failure. Check with a VOM and see if it is open or closed.
I think that these should get you started. Let us know what you find.
