Hummmmm
Last fall I had to replace the 120 volt side high limit switch pack on my water heater. At the same time I replaced the heating element and by passed the non working switch. Fast foreword to this morning. DW stepped into the shower and screamed there was no hot water. Switched to gas and it got hot really fast.
After breakfast I decided to do a little searching. So, gas off, and started taking things apart. Low and behold took the limit switch cover off to some smoke. Not good, but found a wire burned off the limit switch pack. No idea what happened except possibly the wire chaffed on the edge of the sheet metal. About 6 dollars and an hour of time and things are back to normal.
After breakfast I decided to do a little searching. So, gas off, and started taking things apart. Low and behold took the limit switch cover off to some smoke. Not good, but found a wire burned off the limit switch pack. No idea what happened except possibly the wire chaffed on the edge of the sheet metal. About 6 dollars and an hour of time and things are back to normal.
