Suburban SW6DE Water Heater 120VAC Side
This quit heating on electric on a trip a couple months ago. I thought we might have run it with the tank not full and burned the element out. I removed the element cover and wiring, showed OPEN. So I...
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BB_TX wrote:
..loose neutral wire in the junction box on the back of the water heater...
Squares with Chris' diagnosis, too. I made a test cable from an old heater cord:
OEM 1440W element, heating at 11.8 Amps
NEW 1000W element, heating at 7.8 Amps
Tomorrow is another day, will be getting into those connection areas. Oh, well, once I get it running again, I think I'll like having knocked 4 amps off my water heater draw. Will help on those 30 amp power poles!
Thanks, Friends! I'll report back.
