Electric Hot Water Heater Thermostat

An electric hot water heater has two thermostats controlling two separate heating elements one in the upper half of the tank one in the lower half.

Electric hot water heater thermostat.

To change thermostats you will need to remove the access panel and safety cover do this for both upper and lower access panels on dual element units. Electric water heater thermostats are a fairly simple devices that can fail from time to time. If the thermostats are okay you need to test the water heater elements. This was all i needed to fix my hot water heater.

Camco lower thermostat therm o disc model 08123 6 31 6 31. It was a piece of cake to install as any one would be and it works just fine. See testing electric water heater elements for more information. Rheem protech upper thermostat for electric water heaters model sp210246 23 59 23 59.

Free delivery with 45 order. Most electric hot water tanks have two elements and two thermostats. The other one gave me ten years so i hope this one does as well. Free delivery with 45 order.

Electric water heater thermostat replacement step 1 always disconnect the power or shut off the breaker before doing any work on a water heater. If you have an electric water heater it uses one or two resistive elements to heat the water. This one looks feels smells and tastes exactly like the oem thermostat i took off. The top element heats the water first and then the bottom element kicks in.

Each element is controlled by a hot water heater thermostat that turns it on when the water temperature falls below its cut in setting and turns it off when the water temperature exceeds its cut out setting. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. An electric water heater has two thermostats located under access panels on the side of the tank.