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    Mar 23, 2009, 08:50 PM
    Hot water circuit breaker pops
    My hot water hearter circuit breaker, ( the red one on the thermostat ) has popped for the longest, I just replaced the upper and lower elements, and the upper and lower thermostats, and it is still popping at least once a day. I have no clue what it could be unless one of the thermostats I bought were defective, but doubtful, any advice on what to try next?
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    Mar 24, 2009, 07:58 AM
    Usually that is caused by a overheating condition. The control could be bad or someone adjusted the water temperature to high.
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    Mar 24, 2009, 10:18 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by hvac1000 View Post
    Usually that is caused by a overheating condition. The control could be bad or someone adjusted the water temperature to high.
    Well since I've replaced everything, I set the water temp to 120 degrees, and that's the lowest setting. If it's an overheating problem what can I do to fix it?
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    Mar 24, 2009, 10:30 AM
    Did you replace all the parts including the thermostat/red button reset control. Etc?
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