Upper Hot Water Heater Thermostat

But if the water is hot that becomes later becomes cold then you have a damaged lower thermostat.

Upper hot water heater thermostat.

The upper element heats the upper portion of. First it allows the upper element to heat the water in the top of the tank. Free delivery with 45 order. However you will need to know how to test a water heater thermostat to find the faulty unit.

If you turn the hot water tap and cold water runs out then the upper thermostat is damaged. Repeat the test with the other screw. This rheem marathon upper element thermostat is specifically designed to be used as the upper thermostat in a rheem marathon residential electric water heater. Free delivery with 45 order.

As soon as you complete this task you can fix it. An electric water heater has two thermostats located under access panels on the side of the tank. Touch one meter lead to the top screw and the other lead to the metal body of the water heater. Water heater upper thermostat thermo disc style model 08163 11 54 11 54.

The upper thermostat has two functions. 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. When this water is hot enough it shuts the upper element off. Set your store to see local availability add to cart.

Rheem protech lower thermistor replacement kit for rheem performance platinum water heaters model sp15228 8 09 8 09. 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. These water heaters often have a non simultaneous design which means that only 1 heating element is on at any given time. Replace the upper thermostat.

If it isn t the upper thermostat is not sending power to the lower one. Then it allows power to go to the lower element. A dual element water heater uses two heating elements controlled by two separate thermostats.