Whirlpool Water Heater High Temperature Shut Off

Often there is some hot water available but it runs out quickly.

Whirlpool water heater high temperature shut off.

Kenmore power miser 9 hot water heater model 153327563. I turned off circuit breaker and turned down both thermostats to the lowest. At times people see puddles or hear popping sounds near water heaters. In some cases the water is too hot.

The water in your water heater is getting too hot. I had no hot water so i flipped the circuit breaker and instantly had hot water very very hot water. There may be no hot water in the house at all. Blocked vents at the top and bottom of the water heater can cause.

I tried to use hot water again and same scenario. A thermal switch is installed in newer gas water heaters as a safety device. So the red reset button on your electric water heater keeps popping out and needing to be reset. Here s the most likely problem.

Whirlpool water heaters use electrical heating elements to heat water. How to reset a thermal switch in a water heater. I suspect the high temp shut off system. When the water temperature in your water heater exceeds 180 the red reset button also known as the high limit switch trips.