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That’s it!

 

Boom. Now I gotta figure out how to get it off without ending up like that rat..

 

you can’t turn the panel off the kill the feed to that j box?

my theory would be rat laid there as it died of old age because that thing was giving off heat would be my guess.. doubt it actually got fried

 

Haha sounds like some shit my wife would do. “I can’t move I’ll get cold” alright you gon die then.

Yeah I can kill it just gotta figure out which one it is. Here we go again

 

the joys!

 

All done, easy peasy. Then I traced more of that crap back to another transformer haha. Oh well no issues now!


Thanks everyone for the help!

 

Me too! I hate electrical, which is why I became a mechanical engineer

too much voodoo black magic bs with electricity. Electricity is like a dragon. Not real, made up fantasy stuff, but it can kill you.

 

Speaking of electrical - found out why client's Outdoor Lamp Posts circuit breaker kept tripping....

 

I feel like I could’ve figured that one out…

 

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Water Heater Question ... I have a 4 year old, 50 gal., AO Smith (supposed to be Commercial) electric water heater.

Maybe 1 day ago the water heated up to SUPER HOT out of the faucet and today it is barely warm. I have NEVER touched the temp. controls.

Could it be that one of the elements got a short and super heated the water and burned up and now I only have 1 element ?

Thanks

PS I rebuilt the burner on a gas unit in the past but have no experience with

electric heaters.

 

cut the power, take the cover plates off and see if the elements have continuity or have an open brake
if you can get replacement element(s) turn off the supply, drain the tank and then remove the bad element
not a hard job

 

Turn the power off to the water heater.

There are 2 metal covers on the side of the water heater usually held on by one Phillips head screw, remove them and carefully lift the insulation out of the way.
You should find something similar to this:



The red button is the reset, gently push it you might feel/hear a soft click.

The knob with the pointer is the temperature, make note of the setting and gently turn it up and down a few times over the range of travel, then reset it to the temperature you noted.

Check/tighten the screws while you are there, don't go crazy with the screwdriver.
Put the covers back on, turn on the power and wait an hour and check the water temperature.

 

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CraigF & RustyGreen ... Thanks and appreciate your help ...

 

Also make sure its not rusted/leaking. I had one go out and it started leaking bout the same time element quit working

 

If you are turning that circuit back on . You need to put a 4040 connector on that white Romex wire. Possible chafing can lead to short circuit.

 

Yeah…that’s not gonna happen right now haha. I don’t believe any of the junction boxes have those

 

Understandable
Just thinking of your safety

 

We're talking about this I assume?



There are some styles which can be applied without having to do anything inside the box which you might consider. I suspect access is the problem if this is attic (I hate crawling back into my attic) but you could maybe have a few of these ready to go in case you ever find yourself nearby one of these in the future?