Hey guys and gals, having some trouble with my Ao smith electric water heater. A few weeks ago the breaker started kicking off. I decided to replace the heating elements since I had a pair at home already. After draining The tank and replacing those, everything seemed ok for several days. Fast forward today when I got in the shower and the water was cold. I went to my heater the breaker was kicked again. I reset it and now notice that the element kicks on, then about a second later goes off. it has a digital display so I can see and hear it happening. Any idea what else I can check? Does this sound like a thermostat issue?
AO Smith electric water heater element kicks on and immediately back off
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Jeff H Young
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id change t stat after scratching head , cheap as hell to buy
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John Gayewski
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You'd have to run some tests with a multi meter to figure out exactly what's happening.
Fitter30
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Before power up did u happen to turn on the hot water to get the air out. If not top element is probably bad. If the element is twisted or misshapen air.
faucetfreak
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Check if there is any current leakage to the water heater body..
Master Plumber Mark
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you can go to lowes and buy both of the new thermostats and new elements and they all come
in a neat little package for about 35 bucks...
just change out everything because you have a ghost in the system that will drive you nuts if you dont change it all out
you also must clean out the lime from the bottom of the tank with a wet vac or it will burn out fast
in a neat little package for about 35 bucks...
just change out everything because you have a ghost in the system that will drive you nuts if you dont change it all out
you also must clean out the lime from the bottom of the tank with a wet vac or it will burn out fast
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