testing voltage at water heater
How many volts should I be showing on the leads to the heating element? I have a Suburban sw10d model. Also how much should i be showing at the 'high limit thermostat". I have been trying to get a con...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
With AC circuit breaker ON (CAUTION)
Electric element switch ON-----water in water heater!
You should read 120V AC at high limit t-stat (top ) and then 120V AC at normal t-stat (bottom terminal)
Then you should read 120V at element
Continuity --------power OFF
Just like post on 5/7/2015
2 terminals with 2 wires on element......1 black & 1 white
Test for 'continuity' between the 2 terminals........if no continuity element is bad
Test for 'continuity' between terminal with white wire and flange of element....if you have continuity then element is shorted and bad
I have tested and I get 0.L, this meaning I have no current flowing through the element, correct? I also now have an issue that when I hook it back up ( element) and flip the breaker it will kick off the breaker, any ideas what is going on?
