I m illiterate to these kind of jobs, but not this one.,the water heater is only about 2yrs.old i think maybe a heating element or the breaker itself is bad.
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Open up the access panels to get to the heating elements in the water heater. Take the wires off the elements use a ohm meter to check for continuity. If your ohm meter does not show anything at all you have a open circuit, this means the heating element you just tested is no good. Your local hardware store sells these. If you tested it and it showed resistance or continuity then I would look at the thermostat.
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It sounds like the elements are burnt out. They can be easily changed, unless scaling is a problem. There are 2 styles, typically, a screw- in and a bolt-in style. With the power off, meter out the top and bottom elements, and replace any that have no resistance reading. (don't forget to drain tank before changing, and after power off)
answered 1 year ago
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