[C320-list] water heater
Don Dixon
donauw at bellsouth.net
Tue Apr 30 12:28:08 PDT 2013
No, on my unit it is on the same side - follow the electrical connections. Remove the drawers and frame from under the sink. If access is still a problem, you may have to unscrew the fiberglass tray that supports the heater from the deck and rotate it out some.
Don Dixon
Stargazer, #605
Key West, FL
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On Apr 30, 2013, at 13:45, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:
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> Is the panel/reset button on the opposite side of the water heater from the plumbing? If it is, I'm not sure how to access it.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Dixon <donauw at bellsouth.net>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Tue, Apr 30, 2013 9:44 am
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] water heater
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Regards,
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> Don Dixon
> Stargazer, #605
> Key West, FL
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On Apr 30, 2013, at 9:19, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Bill
>> Hull # 1146
>> (2008)
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