hwh took a poop

[boots16]

and yes it was my fault, i went on vacation and did not turn the timer off. so it was going on and off without any oil in it. i pulled the bottom element out and it was shoot. replaced it with the top element and it still does not work. so i put a volt meter on the wires and i got nothing. what am i missing on this, is there more to the hwh than what you can see, meaning wiring or fuses

[Clay Henry]

shouldn't be...have it wired correctly?

[boots16]

it was before it went. on the element does it matter?

[kingchip]

try to bypass the timer?

[WildTaz]

If I had to guess the Aqua stat and or it's control circuitry has burned out. There is over temp protection and other safety controls built into it. In the event your water heater over heats, this shuts it down before it explodes. first check to see if it has a reset. If not it will probably need to be replaced.

[Clay Henry]

depending on the timmer you used, those cheap 5 dollar timers will burn up also so maybe check that.

[boots16]

Originally Posted by kingchip

try to bypass the timer?

Originally Posted by CHenry

depending on the timmer you used, those cheap 5 dollar timers will burn up also so maybe check that.

thats what it was,cheap pos timer. o well found a free hwh if anyone needs one thats in wisconsin

and thanks for the help guys!

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