AU_Prospector
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Hello everyone!! I think I know what is wrong but want to run it by you guys.
I have an American PROLine water heater 80 gallon circa late 2002 begin use 2003. Electric with two elements.
Last couple days my wife was complaining of overly hot water. I use a thermostat to take temp and it is 135F. This is warmer than normal but not scalding. Shower feels hot, water at kitchen sink feels hot. I go to the thermostats at the water heater and dial them back from just over 125 to just under 125. Wait a half hour, take a shower and retest water in kitchen which reads 122F. Better..... and I go to work.
Come home and my wife now says water is cold. Go back and check thermostats and breakers, this is what I get.
I immediately notice it does not seem to be running. The top thermostat has a red push reset button. I push it and it snaps. WH starts making faint noise, barely discernible. I get the multireader and the top element reads 240V and the bottom element reads 120V exactly. I think wait a minute, 120??? Well, I guess it seems right. Ten minutes later I hear a "click" and the WH really cranks up now I can really hear it heating up the water. Go to recheck the volts and I get 000 on top and 240V on bottom. Red reset button is NOT tripped.
Any ideas besides bad thermostats? This is my guess...
Why is the top element not reading anything when it was 240 just a minute ago?
OKAY to use the breaker to control it until I get it fixed?
Replacing thermostats on a WH a DIY job? Should I go ahead and replace elements too? That a DIY job? Should I chuck it and get a new one because it is 12 years old? My water is city water hard.
I have an American PROLine water heater 80 gallon circa late 2002 begin use 2003. Electric with two elements.
Last couple days my wife was complaining of overly hot water. I use a thermostat to take temp and it is 135F. This is warmer than normal but not scalding. Shower feels hot, water at kitchen sink feels hot. I go to the thermostats at the water heater and dial them back from just over 125 to just under 125. Wait a half hour, take a shower and retest water in kitchen which reads 122F. Better..... and I go to work.
Come home and my wife now says water is cold. Go back and check thermostats and breakers, this is what I get.
I immediately notice it does not seem to be running. The top thermostat has a red push reset button. I push it and it snaps. WH starts making faint noise, barely discernible. I get the multireader and the top element reads 240V and the bottom element reads 120V exactly. I think wait a minute, 120??? Well, I guess it seems right. Ten minutes later I hear a "click" and the WH really cranks up now I can really hear it heating up the water. Go to recheck the volts and I get 000 on top and 240V on bottom. Red reset button is NOT tripped.
Any ideas besides bad thermostats? This is my guess...
Why is the top element not reading anything when it was 240 just a minute ago?
OKAY to use the breaker to control it until I get it fixed?
Replacing thermostats on a WH a DIY job? Should I go ahead and replace elements too? That a DIY job? Should I chuck it and get a new one because it is 12 years old? My water is city water hard.