2inAlabama
Huntsville, AL
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Or is my electric element dying?
Just DH & DW
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2oldman
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normal
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fla-gypsy
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Normal on my TT also
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Old-Biscuit
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Some water heaters have a set of thermostats (normal/high) for each mode of heating...one for propane and one for electric.
Some water heaters have just one set for both modes of heating..propane/electric.
Regardless.......both sets are pre-set for same temp. control (typically 140*F normal & 170*F High cut off).
Water or thermostats don't care which heat mode is used......same effect.
Electric takes longer than propane for initial heat or reheat.....that's the only difference between them.
If water does not get as hot on electric as it does on propane:
Are you waiting long enough for water to properly heat?
How often do you drain/flush tank.....hard water? Scaling on element can reduce heating ability.
Do you have one set or two sets of thermostats?
Check grounds?
Check that thermostat is tight against tank?
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dougrainer
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2inAlabama wrote:Or is my electric element dying?
They either work or they don't. There is no middle ground. Doug
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pianotuna
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Hi,
Recovery time on a ten gallon electric is 90 minutes. I find that starting with water that is "ground temperature" it takes closer to two hours.
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Jim@HiTek
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Normal.
Work around: 10 minutes before needing sustained hot water, switch on the propane. Shut it off after. No reason for the propane running all the time, IMO.
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LVTOCMP
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2 you are right. The temperature sensor on electric is a fixed temperature sensor of 125 degrees. The fixed temperature sensor on propane is 140 degrees. I changed my electric sensor to 140 degrees.
Jerry
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2inAlabama
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We left the water heater on electric when we left this morning at about 10. We came back this afternoon at 6, but the water was only mildly hot. You could easily hold the your hands in it without being burned or even uncomfortable.
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Golden_HVAC
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2inAlabama wrote:We left the water heater on electric when we left this morning at about 10. We came back this afternoon at 6, but the water was only mildly hot. You could easily hold the your hands in it without being burned or even uncomfortable.
This sounds like a loose connection, a bad heating element, or something else broken. Or the wire to the electric heating element is unplugged now.
Fred.
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