Using a continuity tester available from electrical supply houses place one test probe on each of the element terminals.
Water heater thermostat burnt.
To check it remove one wire from the element terminals and set a volt ohm meter to rx1.
Hj az a shorted element depending on where it is shorted would either cause the water to overheat and trip the eco or trip the circuit breaker but not overload the thermostat or its connections.
What causes burned wires on electric water heater thermostat.
Thermostat burned up etcetera.
I need to go and buy a volt ohm meter to test the element.
When this happens the heating element will burn out prematurely after heating the water to excessive temperatures.
Keeping the hatch covers on tightly is good as it likely prevents much oxygen from getting to the fire snuffing it out.
The water heater is running 240 volt on 10 awg wire with a 30 amp breaker at the box which never tripped.
Water heater smells like.
If this is beyond your expertise get an electrician to do it.
The pilot light will ignite your water heater s burner and if it goes out there is nothing to heat the water.
Finding the source of the leak will tell you where fault lies.
After opening it up we discovered the red wire on the bottom element was burning.
Cut out the overheated wire.
It had bared the red off the wire about 6in along it and also burnt the plastic cover.
The heating element could be grounding out which will result in the heating element staying on.
To test for a burned out element first turn off all electrical power to the water heater.
The lower thermostat melted i am not sure why just yet.
You can see if the pilot light is out by removing the cover of the water heater and inspecting the light.
Burning rubber or plastic if you smell burning rubber or burning plastic turn off the power source at the breaker first before trying to pinpoint the smell.
By the second day it was getting stronger and smelt like a burning smell coming from the water heater area.
I have a 3 year old kenmore electric water heater.
Thoroughly clean the bare wire ends of any coating or corrosion to bright copper and crimp the wire ends together tightly insulating the resulting connection with heat shrink tubing.
Remove the cover panel s from the front of the heater and then disconnect the wires from the heating element terminals.
Water came from somewhere possibly upper head weld caused corrosion and arcing of contacts inside thermostat.
