Electric Hot Water Heater Thermostat

This article deals with thermostats on electric water heaters.

Electric hot water heater thermostat.

A dual element water heater uses two heating elements controlled. 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. An electric water heater thermostat tells the heating elements when to heat up. When it goes bad you don t have any hot water at all.

Many modern homes come with dual element water heaters. If the hot water heater is not working one of the thermostats may be bad. How to set the upper and lower thermostats on dual element water heaters. Electric water heaters have one or two elements and each is controlled by a thermostat.

How electric water heater thermostats work. 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. The upper thermostat controls both the upper and lower element. 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.

Free delivery with 45 order. 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. The elements do not heat up at the same time. Set your store to see local availability add to cart.

The top element heats the water first and then the bottom element kicks in. Exclusive everbilt t o d single pole lower thermostat residential electric water heater model eb11695 9 98 9 98.