mikemass
New Member
Is it possible an element can:
1. Test good (I have continuity - 13.8 Ohms to be exact)
2. Receives power (I get 230 volts at the element when on)
3. Still not produce heat?
Reason I ask is because on my 120 gallon tank, I run out of hot water after about 10 minutes in the shower. Initially it is super hot, then at about the 10 minute mark, it just goes to pure cold. I checked the dip tube. it is indeed intact and sending the fill water to the bottom of the tank.
I am wondering if my bottom element can be so embedded in sediment that although it powers up, it can't heat the water down there? Any thoughts would be helpful.
1. Test good (I have continuity - 13.8 Ohms to be exact)
2. Receives power (I get 230 volts at the element when on)
3. Still not produce heat?
Reason I ask is because on my 120 gallon tank, I run out of hot water after about 10 minutes in the shower. Initially it is super hot, then at about the 10 minute mark, it just goes to pure cold. I checked the dip tube. it is indeed intact and sending the fill water to the bottom of the tank.
I am wondering if my bottom element can be so embedded in sediment that although it powers up, it can't heat the water down there? Any thoughts would be helpful.