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WARNING! Working near an Check the top two screws of
energized circuit can result in severe power wires are usually black/black 3 the upper thermostat using a
injury or death from electrical shock. non-contact circuit tester and
wire is the ground wire.

WARNING! When you are nished, conrm that power is o (screw

be sure all covers are secured to re- terminals 1 and 3 in photo on next

duce the risk of re and electric shock. page).
No Hot Water , remove
the two power wires from the upper
The most likely reasons for an electric wa- Figure 21 - Use a non-contact circuit hea ng element.
ter heater to produce NO hot water are:
tester to check for electrical power.

problem with new installations (or install the fuses) and check the
power on both incoming power
wires using a non-contact circuit
tester.
new installations

cover on the electrical junction box.
on upper thermostat)
If the water heater is not ge ng
power, contact a qualied person to

connections are reversed (usually
only in new installations) Figure 22 - Use a multimeter to check
breakers checked. the resistance of the upper heating
element.
Check the upper hea ng
2 element. If the water heater is 4 Check the resistance of the
plumbing system that exceeds the ge ng electrical power, check upper hea ng element using
to see if the upper hea ng element has a mul meter. Measure the
makes it appear that the water heat- burned out. If the upper element is resistance between the two screw
er is producing little to no hot water terminals on the upper hea ng
element. A good element will have a
Follow these steps to diagnose and need a mul meter capable of reading resistance ranging between 5 and 25
TROUBLESHOOTING non-contact circuit tester. Follow these breaker or remove fuses. Outside this range. Replace the ele-
correct common electrical problems:
Ohms. If the resistance is:
resistance.
Check the electric power to
1
the water heater. No hot
ment (see the Rou ne Maintenance
water is o en caused by a
sec on on page 21). On a new water
heater, a burned out upper hea ng
element is almost always caused by
turning the power on before the tank
the upper thermostat and heating
guidelines:
was completely full of water (Dry Fire).
element.
(See Step 8 in the Installa on sec on.)
breaker and turn it off (or remove
Within this range. Rea ach the power
wires, making sure the wires are in
good condi on and the connec ons
on top of the water heater and are clean and ght. Next, check the
remove the cover. following:

al Electric Water Heater Use and Care Guide