BRADFORD WHITE HOT WATER HEATER

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    • 13 Nov 2004 at 3:13 am #277411
      Avatar photoDennis Ray Teel

        MODEL #MI50S6DS13 50GALLON TANK: MY HOT WATER HEATER IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, AND OUT OF NOWHERE I GET ONLY MAYBE 20 GALLONS OF HOT WATER. I REPLACED BOTH ELEMENTS THINKING THIS WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT IT’S NOT! COULD IT BE ONE OF THE THERMASTATS? AND IF NOT WHAT COULD IT BE? SEEMS LIKE I GOT A CRUMY HEATER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH A 3 YEAR OLD HEATER.

      • 14 Nov 2004 at 4:14 am #296163
        Avatar photoDUNBAR
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          Replace both the upper and lower thermostats at the same time.

          The elements could of been checked with a continuity tester without removing them to see if they were faulty or not.

          Call Bradford White, if it is 3 years old, it should be under warranty, parts included.

        • 22 Nov 2004 at 1:59 am #296164
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            What should the element read if it is good? I assume that it will be an open circuit if it’s bad

          • 27 Dec 2004 at 7:03 pm #296165
            Avatar phototakane
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              I had the same problem with mine, I found out that my two element heater is designed to work “non-simultaneously” which means only one heater works at a time slowing down the recovery rate to half of what it should be.

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