My circuit from the panel is about 20 ft but my new tank is about 23 ft, so I want to put a junction box at 20 ft, and run a 3 ft wire to the junction box on the hot water tank. Is that exceptable?
Junction box is fine.
Must be accessible and not hidden inside wall.
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43 feet is not over 100 feet, so wire size can stay same.
Recommend 30 amp breaker and 10 gauge wire for 4500 watt water heater.
If circuit has 20 amp breaker and 12 gauge wire, recommend 3800 watt elements.
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SOURCE: wiring a wh40 intermatic timer to a sears hot water heater
Shut off breaker to you water heater. STILL TEST FOR VOLTAGE BEFORE YOU TOUCH ANY WIRING. The 3 wire that go to you water heater disconnect them. You are going to install them to your WH 40 timer.
The wires that you disconnected will now go to terminals: Black to Terminal 1 & White To Terminal 3, The Ground copper wire will go to the ground terminal should be a green screw.
You will have to buy some 10/2 wiring to go from your timer to your water heater. You can buy it by the foot at Lowes. Figure how much you will need.
With the new 10/2 wire install the Black to terminal 2 & White To Terminal 4, the ground wire will go to the ground screw with the other ground wire.
Wiring that went to terminals 2 & 4 will be installed to you water heater, the same way when you disconnected them. Set your timer clock and your done. Turn breaker back on!
SOURCE: Water heater ground
run to breaker panel or drive a 8ft ground rod and connect to it the water line is no longer acceptable as the public utility's are using pvc for gas and water now and this is no longer a practice you could use the ground rod that is already installed on your service and use connector , but something you might do well to check is to make sure in the process of installing the plastic pipes the ground going to the panel was not also disrupted if so you will need to install 2 8ft ground rods at least 6 ft apart and daisey chain together with proper size ground wire . # 4 solid for 200 amp and # 6 solid for 100 amp service , I would make sure the panel ground is solid very important for safety ,, let me know if i can further assist
SOURCE: Hot Water Heater in 1991 Pace Arrow RV is not working
If you look on the outside of the RV, you will find the vent for the water heater behind and access door. There usually is a drain plug and valve located as well. Generally they will be tucked away under the kitchen sink area with internal access as well. You will need to find where the valve that shuts the water off to the unit is and turn it on. Most times the water heater is either electric or propane. But sometimes they are only propane. Once your find the access door, you will know where the water heater is. You can also contact Fleetwood who makes the Pace Arrow to see if they have any information on your unit. Usually your unit info or trim number will be located on a little plaque right by the entrance to the RV. You will need this when you contact them. Hope this helps.
SOURCE: How to install a new temp sensor Whirlpool electric water heater
The instructions for installing the sensor will probably included with the new part. Also, when you receive the part and actually see it, you will probably know where it will go. Sometimes, things like this happen even with new units. I have had bad thermocouples on brand new units right from the factory. It happens and unfortunately it happens to us sometimes. Good luck and if you get the part and still have trouble, contact them again. If you would have bought a GE (Rheem) unit, they would have sent a tech out to your house at no cost. I'm not a fan of Whirlpool water heaters.
SOURCE: no hot water, control board light stays green
It may be bad thermostat terminals of the water heater, or, alternatively, the very top heating element is in need of replacement. See this handy diagnostic article for more info:
http://yourhandymanzone.com/Your_Handyman_Zone_How_To_Pages_Home_Improvement_Zone_Heating_Systems_Water_Heaters_Cold_Water_Still_Released_Despite_Water_Heater.htm
Hope this helps.
Brad
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