tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post3758508012861553989..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: RATS! No Hot Water! => Easy Fix! drjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-23683245163099777332018-07-28T22:27:01.692-07:002018-07-28T22:27:01.692-07:00Yep. For now.
And unless the tank rots out and st...Yep. For now.<br /><br />And unless the tank rots out and starts spewing, if it takes a dump I'll just replace all the maintenance parts!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-85511221718397729212018-07-28T18:34:26.827-07:002018-07-28T18:34:26.827-07:00Whew... :-) Bullet dodged!Whew... :-) Bullet dodged!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-16562101097170250702018-07-28T12:11:57.641-07:002018-07-28T12:11:57.641-07:00The breaker is fine. Runs cool, cycles properly.
...The breaker is fine. Runs cool, cycles properly.<br /><br />The "High Temperature Limit Switch" is part of the thermostat on the water heater. It looks like it's a "God Save All" kind of protection circuit that opens the 240VAC to the heating elements if it trips. Probably a latching bi-metal device of some sort.<br /><br />I got out my clamp-on ammeter and checked the current draw, and it's "in spec" for 4500W heating elements. And I see no unexplained voltage drops measuring the 240V from the incomer to all exposed points. All connections are clean, shiny, and tight, with no signs of overheating.<br /><br />So, for now, I'm just going to write it off as a device that needed cycling, and keep watching it. If it trips again, I'll do a preemptive strike and swap out both heaters and thermostats.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-64569866028991611262018-07-28T11:52:14.128-07:002018-07-28T11:52:14.128-07:00Yeah, I'm stunned it was something that simple...Yeah, I'm stunned it was something that simple.<br /><br />Some days the bear eats you, and some days YOU eat the bear!<br /><br />I checked the hot water TWICE this morning, and it's still hot.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-41195045653221670932018-07-28T11:50:31.949-07:002018-07-28T11:50:31.949-07:00One of the things I did was move a garden hose dow...One of the things I did was move a garden hose down the the water heater closet.<br /><br />I used to help my Dad do all kinds of home maintenance stuff when I was little, and he'd drain our water heater every year or so. Never got much stuff out, but he said it was worth the cost of the lost water just to know the tank was clean.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-86889942746986417582018-07-28T10:25:57.186-07:002018-07-28T10:25:57.186-07:00It's rare to get that lucky, but glad you did....It's rare to get that lucky, but glad you did. <br /><br />Now let me sow doubt: breakers don't break by themselves for no reason. Beware of it happening again.<br /><br />Says the guy in the middle of troubleshooting a pair of Ground Fault Interrupter outlets that take turns popping for no apparent reason. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-48076846209468122732018-07-28T05:04:37.157-07:002018-07-28T05:04:37.157-07:00... and it made you look like a electromechanical ...... and it made you look like a electromechanical genius hero. Srsly glad it was so easy.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-86814168319160135212018-07-28T04:08:20.116-07:002018-07-28T04:08:20.116-07:00Might check sediment once a year. Quick drain is a...Might check sediment once a year. Quick drain is all that is needed.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-33111229951547119692018-07-27T20:59:19.144-07:002018-07-27T20:59:19.144-07:00If we needed the storage space I'd do that, bu...If we needed the storage space I'd do that, but we don't. The "Earthquake Barrels", which were my wife's "preps" before we met, go in there nicely, and those are really the only 'awkward' items we have.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-20641133796919836322018-07-27T20:48:15.505-07:002018-07-27T20:48:15.505-07:00The only thing I put in there was the barrel, and ...The only thing I put in there was the barrel, and it has rollers.<br /><br />Put I agree, I'm leaving the shelves out!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-6314751053210228772018-07-27T20:47:30.046-07:002018-07-27T20:47:30.046-07:00Rolling shelves are nice, by the way. You can get...Rolling shelves are nice, by the way. You can get those metal shelves like you like and get wheel kits for them.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-26128460144130722262018-07-27T20:45:55.482-07:002018-07-27T20:45:55.482-07:00Yay! Now next time don't block the water heat...Yay! Now next time don't block the water heater access with heavy objects.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.com