wdk450
Well-known member
Gang:
A couple of weeks ago I went to use my water heater, flipped on the red power switch, and immediately the breaker tripped. I tried it again, same result. After getting home, I tried to troubleshoot the problem, could not find any definite shorts, and decided it must be the heating element pitting out. I installed a new heating element, filled the tank with water, and then tried it on electric - It worked fine, did not trip the breaker, I ran it for about 30 minutes. This morning at another campout, I flip the red switch and the breaker blows again.
Before I dig into it again, any ideas???
A couple of weeks ago I went to use my water heater, flipped on the red power switch, and immediately the breaker tripped. I tried it again, same result. After getting home, I tried to troubleshoot the problem, could not find any definite shorts, and decided it must be the heating element pitting out. I installed a new heating element, filled the tank with water, and then tried it on electric - It worked fine, did not trip the breaker, I ran it for about 30 minutes. This morning at another campout, I flip the red switch and the breaker blows again.
Before I dig into it again, any ideas???