Have replaced the heating elements and checked reading that they are at about 12-13 ohms each. Replaced both thermostats. Verified voltage coming into the hot water heater and to thermostats and heating elements are normal. So, water heater is receiving electric! When turn breaker off at breaker panel voltage = 0 and when turn back on, voltage around 240. There are no leaks and the water heater is about 7.5 years old. There is also no calcium buildup as I would have originally thought could have potentially been the problem. Again, new elements are giving proper ohms reading and support the size of the tank as they are 4500s. Total size of tank is 50 gallons.
2006-08-01
00:54:15
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jeremyascent
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