Whirlpool Electric Hot Water Heater Reset Button

Some tanks have two thermostats and two reset buttons.

Whirlpool electric hot water heater reset button.

This video will show you how to reset the reset button on a electric hot water heater. If it s tripped you may be able to hear it click. There may be no hot water in the house at all. Thermostats aren t the only parts on an electric water heater that can wear out and trip the reset button especially if you re finding you have to reset the water heater frequently or you run out of hot water fast and often.

Press the small reset button in the center of the thermal switch. If your hot water is cold this is one thing you can check. Other reasons for a hot water heater reset button to trip. The high limit switch is bad.

In some cases the water is too hot. Here s the most likely problem. When the water temperature in your water heater exceeds 180 the red reset button also known as the high limit switch trips. The reset button is also sometimes referred to as the eco emergency cut off switch or high limit safety thermostat switch.

Often there is some hot water available but it runs out quickly. Your water heater reset button is a safety device that shuts off power to your water heater when the water temperature inside it exceeds 180 degrees fahrenheit. So the red reset button on your electric water heater keeps popping out and needing to be reset. Even if you do not hear the thermal switch click try lighting the pilot using the instructions on the water heater s label.

An electric water heater reset button is positioned above the thermostat which is behind a panel on the front of the tank. If it won t stay in it may mean that you have to make repairs. At times people see puddles or hear popping sounds near water heaters.