Water Heater Thermostat Burned Up

Clean your water heater regularly and wipe off the dust and other debris that accumulate over time to resolve this issue.

Water heater thermostat burned up.

The most likely cause is a bad thermostat. We have a maytag 1200 series 50gal electric hot water heater we have two sets of elements that we use for it for the last 5 yrs. Keeping the hatch covers on tightly is good as it likely prevents much oxygen from getting to the fire snuffing it out. About 10 days ago my electric hot water got really hot then cold then the breaker shut off power.

Once a year we change elements replace the lime built up one with the cleaned one then clean the crusted one with vinager and use it for next years switch w. This tripping protects you from getting scalded or burned when using hot water in your home. The thermostat is constantly opening and closing electrical contacts after years of operating the contacts get eroded and cause a higher resistance then they heat up and arc this is probably what happened the breaker won t trip in this case because it is not drawing any more amperage but the heat generated is at. Electric water heaters have 2 components that can fail and cause the burned smell.

Apr 17 2020 location. What causes burned wires on electric water heater thermostat. Over time your water heater can accumulate dust and other debris and when it runs the dust and other debris can burn up causing a burning dust smell. I turned the thermostat up and it would click but nothing from the heater.

I flipped the breaker for heat in the living room and removed the cover and unit from the wall just to take a look and found this. When the water temperature in your water heater exceeds 180 the red reset button also known as the high limit switch trips. Ok but then what s causing the water in your water heater to get so hot. Thermostat burned up etcetera.

Discussion in water heater forum tanks started by grumpypuffin apr 17 2020. The water heater is running 240 volt on 10 awg wire with a 30 amp breaker at the box which never tripped. Finding the source of the leak will tell you where fault lies. Electric water heater thermostat burned up.

I have a 3 year old kenmore electric water heater. I need to go and buy a volt ohm meter to test the element. Hj az both upper screws seem to be discolored so it could be either or both. Water heater smells like.

Water came from somewhere possibly upper head weld caused corrosion and arcing of contacts inside thermostat. You may be able to pull some wire up from the lower element if the wire is not imbedded in the insulation. The lower thermostat melted i am not sure why just yet.