Electric Water Heater Not Heating Water And Breaker Is Tripped
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Electric Water Heater Not Heating Water And Breaker Is Tripped
Service request for no hot water and the breaker is tripped. When resetting the breaker for the water heater the breaker keeps tripping and won't stay on. I troubleshoot the water heater to find the problem and get the resident hot water.
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Excellent example video! Very big help! God blessings to you 🙏
@@joseortizjr504 Glad the video helped you out. Thanks for watching Jose & help support the channel by subscribing 🛠️👍
amazing the trouble a bad breaker will give you. just when you think its something obvious, but nope! its just the breaker. thanks for the video, Rich!
Yeah sometimes it's something simple & when I go to the obvious first, it's not normally that. Gotta stay on your toes at all times. Appreciate you watching Sean & good to hear from you. Stay safe out there 👍
@@ApartmentMaintenance yes sir i hear that! thanks Rich
Nice job figuring out what was wrong and I like how you kept the lock on the new breaker and didn't just through it out like a lot of people would.
Appreciate that Everything Home Repair. Yeah I always keep the lock on the breakers if they are there prior to replacing a breaker. Thanks for watching 👍
Yes the mic did pick up the sizzling sound... Nice 👍 sharing
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Good job, nice trouble shooting, thanks for sharing the video!
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@@ApartmentMaintenance thanks
Excellent video
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Great troubleshooting!
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Very helpful, exactly what I was looking for. I think my breaker is the issue. 🍻
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Nice Job!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!
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What would you check to if elements and breaker is good ? My elements are fine and so I replaced the breaker and I’m still having it flip after a day or two of running?
Sounds like the thermostats to me. I would change both, they don't cost much & there isn't anything else it could be from what you already checked & replaced. Other than a wire shorting out somewhere but that would normally trip the breaker instantly. Thanks for watching Zachery & subscribe to the channel 👍
Where do you get the part number for the breaker? I think i need one any help or advice
Depends what brand, style & amp rating your breaker is. You have to match all specs. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching g4orce703 & help support the channel by subscribing 🛠️ 👍
@ApartmentMaintenance I will.. I need a 30 Amp dual breaker.. it keeps tripping & now I have no hot water
@@g4orce703 Did you check the elements & thermostats? I have a video in my plumbing playlist showing how to troubleshoot the elements & thermostats step by step with a multimeter. More than likely it's one of those causing the issue. The breaker is just a safety device to shut the power off to whatever it's sending power to when there's something wrong. I know in my video I had a bad breaker, but it's rare that the breaker goes bad. Check out that other video & you may save yourself a good bit of money since those parts are a lot cheaper than a new double pole breaker.
@ApartmentMaintenance I changed out the thermostat 3 months ago .. water was hot & fine but now the water is bk cold again haha.. so it could be the elements.. I'll get a multimeter and check continuity on both the elements.. does it matter which wire you take off from the element to do the check..? I don't think so but maybe I'm wrong
@ApartmentMaintenance did the wire checks. Lower element is bad . No continuity at all...thanks to you thanks alot
Nice thanks for sharing 👍... keep the great video coming
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It was shorting out on the buss bar?
Nope... just a bad braker
@@51-FS Yep just a bad breaker! Tha ks for watching Joe 👍
Did you cut the power first before testing with multimeter?
When you test for continuity yes the power must be off. But if your testing for power then no you need the power on to see if the piece of equipment your working on is getting power. Thanks for watching Jazzy & subscribe to the channel 👍
@@ApartmentMaintenance i just subscribed one more question so checking for power is to determine if it's working properly or checking for continuity?
@@jazzysmith2430 Checking for power is to make sure your getting the proper voltage to the water heater which is 240 volts. When checking for continuity you would be checking each thermostat to verify they are working properly & checking the elements. I have another video that shows checking a water heater step by step in my plumbing playlist. If you watch that video you will see how I test everything in detail.
@@ApartmentMaintenance thanks a lot
@@jazzysmith2430 No worries!
what is the metal (strip/lock) you called it on the 30 amp breaker for the hotwater heater?
It's a lock out device to put a lock on the breaker to lock it out while your working on it so someone doesn't turn the power back on. Every water heater breaker has one of those on the breaker at my property. Thanks for watching David 👍
The gloves 🧤 tf 😂
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This was three or four years ago.... we were required to do a lot of things that didn't make sense.
@@theblessedbudgetingflorist That is correct! We were living in the unknown. Thanks for watching & help support the channel by subscribing 🛠️👍
o my gosh i finally get to see a real handy man do a job on this. my heating supplies jus came via amazon, i’ve been having a hard couple weeks i can not and may not wait for the maintenance men cause they don’t seem to know much about an electric hot water heater . also, is there a plug? and is the central heating system connected to the electric hot water heater at all, like the radiators are with the gas lit hwh?
There could be a plug, or it could be hard wired like the one in my video. Even if there's a plug it would still be on a breaker. Whether it's connected to your heating system I can't say if it is or not as I've never seen the system so I can't say for sure. Thanks for watching Annie & Subscribe to the channel 👍
I also had a bad breaker problem recently
@@AyandaJiyane-o9m It's rare they go bad, but everything fails at some point. Nothing is made the way it used to be (at least that's what I always heard lol). Thanks for watching & help support the channel by subscribing 🛠️👍
Thank you
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In a brand new house. Last late winter, the water heater kept tripping the breaker. We had someone come by and change the breaker. It was good until yesterday when it started doing the same thing. I don't know what's going on and I don't have the money to fix it.
It's hard to say without seeing it of course. But it would need to be looked at by someone who knows what they are checking for. They would also need a multimeter to properly check it. Thanks for watching Colleen & subscribe to the channel 👍
Same thing. Not new house but new water heater. Winter. Washing alot of clothes
New residential homes have arc fault breakers what I usually do when I have customer service calls I change out the breaker to a regular and if it keeps tripping then the water heater is the problem
What do I do if my thermostat and element is working and the geyser is boiling but no hot water is coming through the taps?
@@Cakez1738 Not sure what you mean by the geyser boiling? Thanks for watching bustashruggs & help support the channel by subscribing 🛠️👍
have you ever seen water coming from the top of the pecker head? my landlord installed a new water heater after our stopped working suddenly and now the new one doesn’t work eaither. unfortunately i do not have a meter at home but i did check power with a little voltage pen and it did have power
@@DragnBarZ Where are you seeing water coming out?
it was shorting out you can see where the label was a different color from the heat
Yep I saw that as well after I got back to my shop & while I was editing the video. Thanks for watching Kirk! Make sure you Subscribe if you haven't already. 👍
My water got hotter than normal and suddenly it stopped working
I reset the button and it worked maybe another day and the same the water hotter than before and then no hot at all . Any idea what it could be?
Sounds like one of the thermostats went bad & it's not shutting the element off at the set temperature & once it gets to 170° or higher it will trip the high limit (red reset button). It's best to replace both thermostats as they are inexpensive & best to do both at the same time. Thanks for watching Don & Subscribe to the channel 👍
@@ApartmentMaintenance thanks for your time!
@@donvaron4035 No problem!
Hi our electric water heater is not working, when i plug it to 240v outlet the voltage drops to 120 100v. Is this is the cause of why its not heating? What should i do? Thanks
Yep that's why it's not heating. It sounds like your 240 volt breaker is only allowing power through by 1 leg which is 120 volts. Need to check voltage at the breaker with a multimeter & replace if there's only half the voltage output (120v). If your not comfortable with doing that or don't have the tools needed, I would recommend calling an electrician to inspect & replace breaker if that's what's needed. Thanks for watching Mark & Subscribe to the channel 👍
We had this issue but now it goes cold for a month or 2 then out of nowhere the hot water comes back..is this a electrical problem 🤔
@@shayshayw8365 It's too hard to say for sure without seeing it in person. Thanks for watching & help support the channel by subscribing 🛠️👍
How did you know to look for 12.7 ohms?
Water heater element ohm chart for element wattage to ohms conversion. Thanks for watching Denis & Subscribe to the channel 👍
My breaker doesn't trip, but the reset but on my water heater trips. I reset it and the water heats up lasting about 12 hours and than it cold again. I have to hit reset everyday.
Sounds like one of the thermostats are bad or an element & best case scenario a loose wire. I would bet it's the thermostat though. I would replace both as they are inexpensive & always replace them together. Thanks for watching Carrie & Subscribe to the channel 👍
Mine is less than 3 months old, and i had rust build up.
Damn! That's strange. Thanks for watching yourejustintim & help support the channel by subscribing 🛠️👍
Always start with the breaker thennnn your steps
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One time should’ve been good enough dude you’re gonna blow the breaker out of the panel
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People still have their water heater set at 140? It's a bit dangerous.
Yeah I agree especially if there's little kids in the house. In this case the tub faucets have an anti-scald valve installed. Thanks for watching bgregg55 & subscribe to the channel 👍