Questions & Answers for: Reliance water temp

...water temp itself? and compare it to the thermostat? The limit swith is to prevent a runaway, The thermostat is what is supposed to control the on/of temps. The element can only work one way failure ...

Water gets burning hot and trips reset on thermostat and theromast was replaced and still doing it Is there a temp setting like hi,med,or low? That control works like a rheostat. If it is shorted it ...

water heater has the letters a b c for the temp control not 120-160 degrees. On what letter a-b or c should the temp be set on to get 120 degrees We will just assume that "a" is the lowest temperature

...on & now have no hot water at all. Help more than likely tripped the high temp switch. This is made as part of the upper thermostat, replace the thermostat and it should start making hot

where is the temp. gauge on the water heater. i need to turn temp up It should be a plate on it concealing the temp control.

water and when temp is met pilot goes out you need to replace the entire temp control if pilot goes out as soon as you release the pilot button you need to replace the thermo couple little copper wire

...temp of the water but it has the letters a b c for the temp control not 120-160 degrees. On what letter a-b or c should the temp be set on to get 120 degrees Id set on A then in a day or so run water ...

...water temp on a reliance 640dors it don't stay hot long enough to take a shower remove the two covers one high and one low and set the temp higher. This time of year with colder water comming ...

...water coming out of tap? After lighting the pilot, you must turn the gas valve knob from 'pilot' to 'on' at whatever temp setting you prefer. make sure then the heater lites if no lite check ignitor ...

...we don't use enough hot water! Is it possible? The thermostat controls the water temp regardless of how much you use . Not using hot water the heater will cut in just to keep temp up to setting