[C320-list] water heater

[Kirk Mueller]

Just get the one from Home Depot.  Just changed mine and it works great.
Be careful it gets REAL hot.

Kirk #361
Second Chance
Rock Hall, MD

On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Don Dixon <donauw at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Remove the access panel on the front of the heater.  Under the panel is a
> red reset button for the high temp limit breaker.  Push to reset.
>
> In my case, this did not work...needed to replace the heating element.
>  You can order an element specific for this unit or just buy a 1000 (or was
> it 1200?) watt unit at Home Depot for $9.95.
>
> Regards,
>
> Don Dixon
> Stargazer, #605
> Key West, FL
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Apr 30, 2013, at 9:19, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:
>
> > Did something stupid when opening up for spring (apparently spring is
> gonna last 3 days and then winter is coming back).  Filled all the water
> tanks, turned on the water heater (elec part) and waited for my hot water;
> it didn't come. After some mental trouble shooting, I remembered that I
> by-passed the water heater for winterization and I hadn't reconnected it.
>  So the heating element in the heater was heating air-not water. I don't
> think it liked heating air because once I plumbed the heater back in and it
> filled with water, still no hot water.
> >
> > My question is  whether I burned out the element or is there some sort
> of tripping safety feature that needs to be reset?  The breaker on the
> panel did not trip.
> >
> > Bill
> > Hull # 1146
> > (2008)
>