Questions & Answers for: top thermostat elec water heater

Changed both elements and the top thermostat heated one day and kicked reset button Change your controller

...from here. Hi, Check the top thermostat... right above it is a red button that you will have push hard on to reset... If all that checks out then you have a bad top element...replace that... ...

...thermostat that is bad...it could be either the top or the bottom one...but you will have the check and see if it is switching to the bottom element or not...if it does switch to the bottom it is the ...

...thermostat...most likely the top one, but it could be the bottom one... if it is the bottom one replace the top one also as it should be kicking the reset button and is not... The way to tell which ...

...top thermostat and element... And connected back up w/ same results. Top one has too much current going through it and bottom has no vac. Almost like it's wired wrong. Where can I get a schematic ...

...top water in the tank gets hot) then it kicks the breaker. I've tried the reset switch and adjusting the temps but I think the bottom element is shorted out, could replacing the bottom element fix ...

...top thermostat is kicking out and it may me a short or bad part. New can be bad also. I would take it back and get another unit. Now if you wired it check your wiring and the breaker for proper ...