elect. water heater-drained-turned wrong breaker off Home › Forums › Public Forums › General Plumbing › elect. water heater-drained-turned wrong breaker off This topic has 2 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 18 years, 2 months ago by Selgas. Viewing 2 reply threads Author Posts 29 Jan 2006 at 3:23 am #277774 MasterPlumbersKeymaster suspect one blown element(thought I heard element break/pop) is it ok to use like this for a few days or should I turn power off ’til I can get replacement element? 29 Jan 2006 at 12:06 pm #297090 Retired plbg1Participant I would replace it because you wont get much hot water and you might cause other problems, let me know. Art retired plbg 31 Jan 2006 at 7:58 am #297091 SelgasParticipant Check the element with a multimeter ( turn off the power to it first!! ), this will show if the element is ok or not. Selgas Services LtdCraftsman Gasfitters, Plumbers, Electrical Service Technicians Author Posts Viewing 2 reply threads You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In