Water heater clattering
We are living in our TT full time and run our water heater off electric. Yesterday it started making a strange noise after I turned it on, and now it's making an awful clattering combined with a loud ...
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dougrainer wrote:Tashajo wrote:
The water themperature hasn't changed at all. And this would be the third element put in since July if I have to replace it. Im going to drain and flush the tank out and hopefully that fixes it. If not I'll get another new element. Last time it went out it never made a noise just stopped working.
If you have replaced 3 elements in 4 months, you have other problems. Possibly too high voltage to the RV or you do indeed need to flush the water heater tank. Elements will last years, unless you are buying cheap aftermarket elements or elements that are NOT built and the CORRECT length for an RV water Heater. LENGTH maybe your problem. Maybe you have one that is TOO LONG and it is rubbing on the back end of the Tank. Doug
^^^^ This, or you are turning on the WH before it is full of water, and burning out the elements, but that doesen't explain the noise issue.
