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How To Test A Water Heater Element

Jamie Wagner
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Easy quick tutorial video on how to test a hot water heater element using a multi-meter. First turn off the breaker in your main electric panel to the water heater. Electric water heaters usually use 30 amp circuit breakers. Remove both panels attached to the side of the water heater. Remove the insulation and remove the plastic safety covers. The covers just snap on and off the element and thermostat. Test your multi-meter to make sure it's working and DOUBLE check to make sure the power is off to the water heater one last time before testing the heating elements. Set the dial on the multi-meter to lowest ohms. Touch the multi-meter probes to the screws on the face of the element A 3500 watt element should read around 16 ohms a 4500 watt element should read about 12 to 13 ohms a 5500 watt element should read between 10 or 11 ohms. If you don't get a reading on the multi-meter you should remove the heating element and replace it. Once you replac …...more
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How To Test A Water Heater Element
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Easy quick tutorial video on how to test a hot water heater element using a multi-meter. First turn off the breaker in your main electric panel to the water heater. Electric water heaters usually use 30 amp circuit breakers. Remove both panels attached to the side of the water heater. Remove the insulation and remove the plastic safety covers. The covers just snap on and off the element and thermostat. Test your multi-meter to make sure it's working and DOUBLE check to make sure the power is off to the water heater one last time before testing the heating elements. Set the dial on the multi-meter to lowest ohms. Touch the multi-meter probes to the screws on the face of the element A 3500 watt element should read around 16 ohms a 4500 watt element should read about 12 to 13 ohms a 5500 watt element should read between 10 or 11 ohms. If you don't get a reading on the multi-meter you should remove the heating element and replace it. Once you replace the heating element reconnect the wires to the water heater element. Snap the plastic covers back in place. Reinstall the insulation and put the panels back on the side of the water tank. The LAST thing you do is turn the breaker back on to the water heater. It could take around 60-80 min to have hot water again if everything is working good. #WaterHeaterRepair AstroAI Digital Multimeter with Ohm Volt Amp and Diode Voltage Tester Meter - http://amzn.to/2zbDRnS How To Replace A Water Heater Element -    • How To Replace A Water Heater Element   How To Drain and Fill a Hot Water Heater -    • How To Drain and Fill a Hot Water Heater   DISCLAIMER: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees/commission by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. If you click on any of the product links provided in this description I could earn a fee/commission. Thank you all for your support! *MY YOUTUBE GEAR 2025* JOBY GorillaPod 3K Kit Amazon ➜ http://amzn.to/2yog2ZU JOBY GorillaPod GoPro Tripod Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2KHaYpn Logitech BRIO 4K Webcam Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2P09BFS Blue Yeti Pro USB Microphone Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2OsTqzK *MY PC 2025* Cooler Master MasterCase H500M Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2NngVdw MSI Motherboard X299 SLI PLUS Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2wnm8eX Intel i9-7940x Processor Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2BLpjlw HyperX Predator 64GB Kit Memory Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2tbW33O PRIME Titanium 850W Modular Power Supply Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2BOIKK9 Samsung 960 EVO 250GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2Ltnw4f Samsung 970 PRO 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2MC7Q4D Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240R Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2ocKOlA NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti FE Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/2K5SbbK DISCLAIMER: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees/commission by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. If you click on any of the product links provided in this description I could earn a fee/commission. Thank you all for your support! COPYRIGHT: Unless otherwise permitted by Jamie Wagner or under the United States Copyright Act, no part of the content of this video or any video published under Jamie Wagner, shall be copied, recreated, stored, republished, or transported. Permission by Jamie Wagner is required before any use of this video not permitted under the United States Copyright Act. Please contact me first at jamieleewagner@gmail.com.

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Jamie Wagner

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