"WbSearch" wrote in message
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By mistake I turned the power on to my water heater before the tank was
full of
water and burned the upper element. I thought the lower element would
provide
heat, but obviously at a lower rate. I found no power at the element. It
appears from the limited wiring diagram I have, that the upper thermostat
switch provides power to the upper element until it reaches the set
temperature, then provides power to the lower thermostat and element. Is
that
correct? I needed to wire the lower thermostat to the upper element to
get
heat last night until stores opened today and I could get a replacement.
I thought both elements were powered at once, but appears that is not the
case.
The heater has what the supplier calls typical 2 element wiring.
My questions are 1) are indeed the elements powered as I described or am I
missing something?, and 2) is there a suggested temp. setting for the
elements
if that is true, i.e. should the lower element be set at a higher temp
then the
upper?
Thanks in advance.


Why don't you just buy a new element? They're not very expensive at all.