Problem with electric side of water heater
Suburban swde6 I used search and here is what I have done and found. Both thermostats are fine. I have power at circuit breaker-made sure all wires were tight while there. Element has continuity w...
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I really thought ours, a Suburban SW6DE, needed a 120 Element. I wanted a lower wattage to let it run more of the time in summer with A/C on 30A, so I replaced it. Thing still did NOT work. Turned out to be a burned connection in one of those "punchdown" splice boxes they use on RV's and Trailers. Our Black (hot) side carried 120VAC from Breaker, through Indoor Switch, Outdoor Switch, and Thermal Cutoff to the Element. Just no White (Neutral). I was lucky. Jayco made the connection at the box on the heater itself, then to the Punch Box on the kitchen floor inside the Cabinet with the Heater in it. A sorry Box, but at least I could get at it to repair. All I did was Remove, Gut Contacts and Plastic out of it, making it a Junction Box. Then twisted and Wire Nutted the connection. OK since.
