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Posted: Sun Aug 17th, 2008 01:29 pm |
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| I recently moved into a home that had been empty for 2 months prior. The electricity company turned the power on Friday Aug. 15th. Today is Sunday Aug. 17th and the water has not gotten hot yet. My landlord said that the water heater is only 5 yrs old and that it should have just come on when the power was turned on obviously it has not. I'm woouldlike to know if there is anything that I can do before someone proffesional needs to be called in. The model is a Craftmaster CREFR90-42DL
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Posted: Sun Aug 17th, 2008 05:46 pm |
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Start by turning off power, removing the upper element hatch and insulation and pressing the reset button, then put everything back exactly as you found it. If that doesn't work, better call a pro to look it over. There are many possibilities with an electric heater.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18th, 2008 09:12 pm |
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Had a friend with exact same symptoms. Turned out it was the top element had failed. So long as the bottom element could keep up with hot water usage everything was fine. But with the power off for several days the whole water heater cooled down. When power was restored, the top thermostat supplied power to the top element. The top element is supposed to heat until the top thermostat is satisfied. Then the top thermostat transfers power to the bottom thermostat.
But with the top element burned out nothing ever gets hot. For my friend, I had him disconnect and isolate the top element from the top thermostat and then rewire the bottom thermostat in place of the top element. Now the top thermostat supplies power to bottom thermostat and the lower element heats the whole tank.
David
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Posted: Tue Aug 19th, 2008 04:19 am |
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| Thanks!!!!!!! That sounds like it is very complicated. If you dont mind could you tell me what are the steps I need to follow.
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Posted: Tue Aug 19th, 2008 09:04 pm |
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Did you check the reset button as Randy suggested?
David
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Posted: Tue Aug 19th, 2008 10:44 pm |
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I tried the reset button and it was still the same and now the release valve keeps leaking
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Posted: Wed Aug 20th, 2008 01:56 pm |
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Go to the Tank. At the top is Tanklets. Click on Tanklets and then click on Electric WH Issues. Good info there on checking thermostats and elements.
A leaking TPR valve indicates you have had either a high temperature or high pressure problem. The latter is more common. If you are on a public water supply and do not have an expansion tank you probably need one. When water heats up it expands. Without somewhere to expansion, pressures can easily reach the setpoint on the WH TPR valve. Once these valves start leaking you usually have to replace them.
But have you been able to get hot water yet? A multimeter is good to have to do the tests in Tanklets.
David
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