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26 Jul 2001 at 1:48 pm
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You have to test the thermostats, particularly the upper one. Occasionally when an element burns out it overloads the thermostat and damages the points so the thermostat cannot active the element. Or in the case of the upper thermostat, switch over and activate the lower element.