Throwing the breaker

[campfire7]

I have not yet pulled the Hot Water Heater to investigate, But I am hoping to get some idea as to what is wrong. My HWH is throwing the breaker, and when I flip the breaker back on, I hear a buzzing noise and it immediately throws the breaker back off. On my last trip we had to run it on Propane, which works great. I have never pulled a HWH before so I really don't know what I am up against, Any advise or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[Flick]

I have not yet pulled the Hot Water Heater to investigate, But I am hoping to get some idea as to what is wrong. My HWH is throwing the breaker, and when I flip the breaker back on, I hear a buzzing noise and it immediately throws the breaker back off. On my last trip we had to run it on Propane, which works great. I have never pulled a HWH before so I really don't know what I am up against, Any advise or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Your HWH element more than likely has a whole burned in it and has gone to ground. Replace element.

 

[danemayer]

Assuming you have a Suburban Water Heater, you don't need to pull out the entire water heater. The 120V AC heating element can be easily removed and replaced. You'll find instructions starting on page 9 of our owner-written Water Heater Troubleshooting Guide. Replacement elements are available at RV dealers, Amazon and other online stores, or even at most hardware stores.

 

[campfire7]

Ok, that sounds encouraging, Thank you for the help, I will reply later with the results.

 

[danemayer]

One other thing. There is a junction box on the front, inside corner of the water heater where the 120V AC power from the circuit breaker panel connects to the water heater wiring. Occasionally there's a problem inside that junction box that can trip the circuit breaker.

 

[SLO]

If you have a ohm meter it’s easy to check element condition before you remove it.


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[JohnD]

Always make sure you have water in the water heater before you turn on the switch for electric.

That is probably what happened...