Water Heater electric element
So apparently I burned out the electric element in my Atwood GC6AA-10E water heater. My questions: where is the element located, I can't see it anywhere, and how do I get it out?
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wing_zealot wrote:
So apparently I burned out the electric element in my Atwood GC6AA-10E water heater.
My questions: where is the element located, I can't see it anywhere, and how do I get it out?
Two questions and easy answers
On the "inside" (Plumbing side) of the water heater there is a black box.
inside this box is a relay, box has both 120V and 12V wires going into it. The element is behind and above under the Styrofoam insulation.
The element: Get a replacement at any hardware, LOWES, Home Depot, Mennards et-al
Suggestion: The element you have is 1250 or 1500 watts at 120 volts (Lowes does have those I checked) Get a 1500 watt 240 volt element.
WHY: Well at 120 volts that is 375 watts (1500/4) and also 1/4 the amprage.. when you are parked on 30 amps it makes a big difference in how many times you need to go out and reset the P_)@(#$*&-234R CIRCUIT breaker and of course Murphy says it will be raining when you do.
