Water Heater Circuit Breaker Reset

This helps protect you from getting burned or scalded by the excessively hot water.

Water heater circuit breaker reset. If your hot water is cold this is one thing you can check. Then after a few. When the water reaches 180 the limit switch a little red reset button on the water heater trips. If the button is lit up it means the switch tripped and needs to be reset.

This video will show you how to reset the reset button on a electric hot water heater. The most likely cause of the limit switch tripping is a bad thermostat. Remove the cover plates. Has this ever happened to you.

You reset the electric water heater reset button by pushing that red button. So you go and reset the circuit breaker. If so push that reset button as well. Many water heaters have a second cover plate near the top underneath this plate is usually where you will find the reset button.

Water heaters have a limit switch that keeps the water from exceeding 180. Your water heater trips the circuit breaker in your house.