Whirlpool Water Heater Bottom Element Not Working

The radiant surface element is not repairable.

Whirlpool water heater bottom element not working.

Have a new whirlpool hot water heater that is 220. Have you checked to see if the element has continuity. If the lower element isn t working the water temperature will fluctuate. To test the element turn off power to the heater and remove the lower access cover.

If the upper element has burned out it can be replaced. The heating element will sit in the control panel of the water heater and this panel typically sits underneath a metal cover. If your heater is known for high scale it will build up around the element causing it to over heat and burn out shut off the power to the heater and disconect both wiers to the element and test for continuity if no sound the element is bad. From what you are saying the lower stat works fine but it wont heat thats beacuse the element is bad.

Keep reading to find out how to resolve the leak issue. Missuscaldwell sc my hot water heater started putting out lukewarm water so i replaced both elements. If the heating element has continuity check the thermostat for continuity. Answered by a verified plumber.

So i just put a new element in causetop read 240 bottom 110 so figured lower element was bad baught new one right on looked on water heater and now lower one reads nothing have checkedbreaker there fine any help. The most common cause when the surface element won t work is the radiant surface element itself. The installation instructions require that a hot water faucet be opened and the hot water allowed to run full for at least three minutes before turning the power on. Push aside the insulation and disconnect the wires from the heating element.

It is not getting electric to it. Use a multi meter set to r 1 to test for continuity. This is to make sure all of the air has been removed from the tank and the tank is completely full of water. Replaced everything on hot water heater bottom element not working.

If the voltage tester shows power but the element is not heating then the element is bad. The radiant surface element or heating element can burn out similar to a light bulb. If there is no power coming to the element then the thermostat has failed and must be replaced. Turn off the power.

A water heater must be completely full of water before electric power is applied or the upper heating element will burn out this is called dry fire. Well the bottom element won t come on. Only the top one was getting hot so i replaced both the upper and lower thermostats. If your water heater is leaking water near the control panel of the device then the device is likely leaking fluid around the heating element.

The bottom element is not heating. It should have continuity between 10 to 20 ohms between the two terminals.