My brand new suburban sw12del water heater will not work off electric. I didnt know when i turned the switch on in the camper that the rod was out until a few hours later. Installed it and still not working on electric side but will work off propane. I have also flip breaker and reset it but i do not have an outside switch. What could be the problem? Thanks.
Yeah, running it without water probably cooked the heating element. That happens quick. I’d check it with a multimeter, if it’s toast, swapping it out is pretty easy. Also, some have a reset button inside the panel, worth a look. If that doesn’t do it, new element’s your best bet.
Yeah sounds like time for a new heater rod. Fortunately they aren't all that expensive.
Assuming by “rod” you mean the electric heating element. Then if at any time you “operated” the electric heating element without the element installed (and/or with no water in the tank), then you burned out the heating element. If that’s the case you will have to replace it - it burned out within the first minute or less.
