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drnull · Mar 24, 2008, 05:00 AM

Could anybody give me some input on this question? I may have asked in the wrong forum...

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/applia...on-195269.html

Thanks

speedball1 · Mar 24, 2008, 06:50 AM

Reset buttons kick out for two reasons. 1) the temperature gets so hot it pops the reset. **or** 2) you have a faulty top thermostat. If your water isn't steaming then I would suspect that the upper thermostat's faulty. Any big box store has them and they're pretty cheap so why not simply replace it?
Good luck, Tom

drnull · Mar 24, 2008, 06:59 AM

Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for. I just wasn't sure if you were supposed to replace the top or bottom thermostat.

drnull · Mar 29, 2008, 06:51 AM

Just to update on this, I was at the store last night to pick up the top unit, noticed the bottom unit right below it for $7, figured why not.

Replaced both units, was curious afterwards which was actually bad, so I heated some water, and did some connectivity tests across the thermostat controlled contacts. On the upper unit, connectivity correctly broke when I placed the sensor down into the almost boiling water (my multimeter was reading 1, or disconnect, on the resistance meter), on the lower unit, the connectivity just became more resistive (typically reading between 1000 and 2000 ohms).

Just for what it's worth. I guess that means the lower unit was still letting some power through, and thus continuing to heat the water well past the cut off point.

Thanks for all your help!

Jamie

speedball1 · Mar 29, 2008, 07:04 AM

We thank you for your input. Your post will help others with the same problem. Thanks again, Tom