Should both thermostats be set the same?
Should both thermostats be set the same?
The majority of electric water heaters have two thermostats: an upper and a lower, located under two control panels. To ensure your electric water heater works as efficiently as possible, you should set both of the thermostats at the same temperature.
What’s the difference between upper and lower thermostats?
The upper thermostat is different from the lower thermostat. The upper thermostat is larger and controls the lower thermostat. Rarely do both thermostats fail at the same time (although I do recommend replacing both when one fails). When an upper heating element or thermostat fails, the entire water heater stops producing hot water.
What’s the best way to replace a water heater thermostat?
For a replacement kit containing 2 heating elements, upper and lower thermostats, and seals we recommend the Rheem SP20060 Electric Water Heater Tune-Up Kit available at Amazon.com. If you only prefer to only purchase the upper thermostat see the Rheem UV11698 UV11698-Thermostat-Electric.
Is there a universal water heater thermostat?
No, all water heater thermostats are not universal. There are some variances in thermostats between single element water heaters and dual element water heaters. Also, in dual element water heaters, there is a difference in the upper and lower thermostats.
What makes an electric water heater a bad thermostat?
A bad thermostat Electric water heaters have 2 thermostats-an “upper” thermostat and a “lower” thermostat. The upper thermostat controls the upper heating element and the lower thermostat controls the lower heating element.
The upper thermostat is different from the lower thermostat. The upper thermostat is larger and controls the lower thermostat. Rarely do both thermostats fail at the same time (although I do recommend replacing both when one fails). When an upper heating element or thermostat fails, the entire water heater stops producing hot water.
For a replacement kit containing 2 heating elements, upper and lower thermostats, and seals we recommend the Rheem SP20060 Electric Water Heater Tune-Up Kit available at Amazon.com. If you only prefer to only purchase the upper thermostat see the Rheem UV11698 UV11698-Thermostat-Electric.
No, all water heater thermostats are not universal. There are some variances in thermostats between single element water heaters and dual element water heaters. Also, in dual element water heaters, there is a difference in the upper and lower thermostats.
A bad thermostat Electric water heaters have 2 thermostats-an “upper” thermostat and a “lower” thermostat. The upper thermostat controls the upper heating element and the lower thermostat controls the lower heating element.