Electric Hot Water Heater Thermostat

The upper thermostat controls both the upper and lower element.

Electric hot water heater thermostat.

You can test them with the power off using an ohmmeter to measure resistance or with the power on using a voltmeter to measure voltage. Testing water heater thermostats is important in locating water heater problems. Electric water heaters have one or two elements and each is controlled by a thermostat. Many modern homes come with dual element water heaters.

Rinnai temperature controller for rinnai commercial tankless water heaters model mcc 91 2w 119 55 119 55. An electric hot water heater has two thermostats controlling two separate heating elements one in the upper half of the tank one in the lower half. Exclusive everbilt t o d single pole lower thermostat residential electric water heater model eb11695 9 98 9 98. How to set the upper and lower thermostats on dual element water heaters.

Free delivery with 45 order. 110v 120v electric mini tank hot water heater storage 1 5kw kitchen household compact size point of use hot water output of 2 5 gallon 2 pcs 16 long 1 2 fip stainless steel water hoses gfci plug. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. An electric water heater thermostat tells the heating elements when to heat up.

Usually when the upper thermostat goes bad you will have no hot water at all while a bad lower thermostat makes itself known when there is only a small amount of hot water before the tap water goes cold. Most electric hot water tanks have two elements and two thermostats. This article deals with thermostats on electric water heaters. The top element heats the water first and then the bottom element kicks in.

If the hot water heater is not working one of the thermostats may be bad. How electric water heater thermostats work.