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    Mar 28, 2010, 10:24 PM
    Burning wires water heaters
    Hello,

    Can anybody please help me. I have an electrical Whilpool hot water heater. I noticed a burning smell coming from a control box, that says Energy Smart which is located on top of the water heater. When I shut the breaker and opened up the box lid I saw two meted wires and wire caps, a red one and a black one. My water heater is dated 1999 and is this how they usually go out, because it is very dangerous. I would not think that wires would burn up as a signal that your water heater needs replacement. My guess is that it is an inherent problem with how the unit was made.

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    Mar 29, 2010, 01:02 AM

    No, it's not how they usually go out. The burnt insulation concerns me. Loose connections and poor contacts will do it and so will a wire that's udersized or a breaker that's oversized.

    Can you take a picture of the inside of the control box and post using Go advanced / Manage attachments?
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