Need help. New to rving

Get a voltmeter and see if you can check voltage to element........

If your electric element has been left on with no water in the tank it probably no longer functions. You can check it with a volt meter as suggested.

More than likely, it's the electric heating element. But you need to figure out why its not working. If you have not flushed your water heater in a long time, it's possible sediment (lime build-up and minerals) has built up from the bottom of the tank to the top. Once the mineral build up touches the element, the element shorts out. Same thing happens in home electric water heaters, they why they need to be flushed out ever 2 to 5 years, and the #1 cause of water heater failures at home, causing replacement water heaters essential. The minerals are just too deep, touching the bottom heating element.

If not this, then chances are, the power was turned on to the water heater when it was empty. It only takes a couple seconds and the element burns out if it's not in water.

One more thing, is the water heater double switched? Check at the water heater (outside) and make sure the rocker arm switch is actually "on." Check inside the camper to make sure the inside switch is actually "on". It might be just that simple.

Good luck.

As mentioned above, there is a rocker switch on the WH itself, look behind the outside access panel, the switch is small and located on the lower left part of the WH. There is also a circuit breaker for the WH in your electrical panel. If it is tripped, turn it all the way to the off position then turn it on.

Your issue shouldn’t stop your camping. Until fixed use propane.

Thank you everyone for your replies. Just one more quick question. What should happen when pushing in the reset buttons. Does it click? Or compress a little? When I push rest button there is no movement at all. Is this normal?

If you don't fell movement than it is not tripped.

Silly question - just to be sure - you are plugged into shore power while trying to use electric to heat the water - right?

Seems like a lot of newbies do not know about hot water tank by-pass. They turn on the heater with no water in the tank and fry the heating element.

I’ve pushed my button lots, mostly out of curiosity, and there is no movement at all when it is not tripped. Just one more quick. Check. On my 2015 Rockwood the water heater is plugged into a standard wall outlet behind it for the power connection. Check that this hasn’t gotten loose, and also check if that outlet has a GFCI (if yours has this)