Electric water heater – circuit breaker Home › Forums › Public Forums › General Plumbing › Electric water heater – circuit breaker This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 24 years, 6 months ago by hj. Viewing 1 reply thread Author Posts 1 Jun 2000 at 12:37 pm #273015 MasterPlumbersKeymaster The circuit breaker of this 12-year old electric water heater kicks off every few days. Pushing the reset button results in good hot water until the next time. What’s the fix? 1 Jun 2000 at 1:15 pm #286727 hjParticipant Most often the repair is to replace the lower element after checking to be sure it is defective. Author Posts Viewing 1 reply thread You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In