Bought this water heater April 2012.
-Tested original elements as follows: top 1 ohm and bottom 12 ohms. Both were 4500 watt
-Bought two brand new 4500 watt elements
-i replaced the top and bottom elements. The top was cracked and bowed and the bottom simply had a lot of sediment on it.
-I allowed the tank to fill with the power off and then turned on.
-We had hot water last night and now this morning have none.
-Both elements are reading 1 ohm.
-thermostat reads 240 v.
How could they have both gone bad that fast?
-Tested original elements as follows: top 1 ohm and bottom 12 ohms. Both were 4500 watt
-Bought two brand new 4500 watt elements
-i replaced the top and bottom elements. The top was cracked and bowed and the bottom simply had a lot of sediment on it.
-I allowed the tank to fill with the power off and then turned on.
-We had hot water last night and now this morning have none.
-Both elements are reading 1 ohm.
-thermostat reads 240 v.
How could they have both gone bad that fast?