Electric water heater popping the reset button? - Watch the full video to learn why! #plumber

[michaelmosley]

Repalced both thermostats and both elements on my ao smith 38 gallon . Set to 120, to me the water felt much hotter than 120. Two days later get home from work and reset button was tripped .

[michaelweatherhead]

Thanks for the information great video. Take care of yourself and family and be Blessed ❤️❤️👍 it.

[ricklee]

It'd be real nice if you showed the entire process of testing the elements. Because it could also be a bad thermostat

[cyjcjfv]

Thanks for your video. I’ve found it very informative and helpful. Appreciate your help!

[minibee]

Exactly the issue i had this morning. I didn't need to replace anything, i just hit the reset button.

[Jirehbireh]

What if it has just started doing this and then goes off on its own. In other words, it turns on just for 1-2 seconds and then goes off on its own...

[TropicanaBanana]

I can reset the button run the hot water take a shower and all but then when I’m done and turn the water off the button pops out again, and I have to reset it again to take another shower the next day😕 do you think I could try and replacing the safety thermal button first and see if that fixes the problem? Looks pretty simple to order and replace. Thanks

[mattmannina]

i have an older relative who had their thermostat and both elements changed out a week later they called to ask me some questions. sounds like their water has become consistently luke warm. I watched a couple of these videos to gain a little knowledge so I can try to help her out. Is it common that an element would burn out after a week and cause the reset to pop? I'm not sure if this is the issue or not but I'm trying to gain a bunch of knowledge before I go in

[riffdex]

Lol I just realized the last month when I didn’t have hot water it’s because that little reset button needed to be pushed. (I suspected the element had gone bad, and I was meaning to get around to draining the water heater and replacing the element but I never had a chance for the last month) 😂

[IslandPipers]

On my water heater this area is all wet and when I try and reset the (red button) switch it gave me a sweet⚡️.... I think its time for a new water heater...😄

[gregorysimmons]

Could this be caused by turning up the water temperature to much? Or a change of temperature where the hot water heated is located? Because it got decently cold for the first time in the basement and this happened.

[kimariokiji]

Could this mean that the top heating element and thermostat should be replaced?

[OLDHEAD]

When I reset it should the button go back in???

[josephisaac]

This happened to me what I found weird was in shower at got scolded always had it at same setting then few days later no hot water seen this video pushed the reset and started making noise so now I wait but why did it go like that weird temperature then shuts down

[davidgearardo]

If you have one of those stupid lock ons for your breaker it could also be a bad element

[josueramos]

but why it got way too hot tho? is it dangerous? does it means there’s a leak of hot water??

[ryanfrost]

Had both elements and thermostat replaced, still the button pops out

[The_earth_fairy-]

When i push the red button, does it stay in? Or i just push it???

[michaelarbach]

Can't find the full video. How bout a link

[BowlingHeyday]

Those reset buttons should be eliminated. Once the overheat sensor opens up, there is a more serious problem happening. Maybe a leak has developed and the thermostat tries to catch-up, but never will. Fix the leak! Maybe the tank is full of sediment and it wants to keep applying heat. Then the resettable sensor goes open. There is a reason the sensor went open. Clear out the problem first before just resetting the button. Yes could be replacement of thermostat or heating element.