newhomelost
Jan 16, 2011, 12:04 PM
Hello,
I have a 50 gallon electric hot water heater. Last night we suddenly had no hot water. I put an electrical tester on the upper element and got a 245 volt reading. All of the upper panel nodes read the same. On the lower element Im getting a 120 reading off each side if I use the ground screw as one side of the test. Should the lower element read just like the top one by testing the 2 nodes simultaniously? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have a 50 gallon electric hot water heater. Last night we suddenly had no hot water. I put an electrical tester on the upper element and got a 245 volt reading. All of the upper panel nodes read the same. On the lower element Im getting a 120 reading off each side if I use the ground screw as one side of the test. Should the lower element read just like the top one by testing the 2 nodes simultaniously? Any help would be greatly appreciated.