Dual Element Water Heater Thermostat Wiring

In this post i am gonna to share with some diagrams which clear your concept about the wiring of water heater geyser.

Dual element water heater thermostat wiring.

Only the thermostat that controls the upper element features a reset button. If the problem continues the heater likely has a defective thermostat or heating element. We use different type of electric heater element regarding voltage and regarding element type. A wiring diagram is a simplified standard pictorial representation of an electrical circuit.

When power is initially turned on to the unit the upper element is energized and heats the water in the upper third of the tank see figure 1. The line is connected to the l 1 terminal while neutral or second line is connected to the l 3 terminal. The wiring connection for both single phase 120v and 240v are same i e. Black color is neutral while red is phase or line and the yellow green wire is used for ground earth.

A dual element water heater is a two thermostat system an upper and lower that heats water in its tank one element at a time. When it reaches a specified. Collection of water heater wiring diagram dual element. The water heater element is connected to the thermostat via t 2 as hot and l 4 as neutral.

It shows the elements of the circuit as simplified forms and also the power as well as signal connections between the tools. The standard residential electric water heater control circuit consists of a manual reset high limit switch an upper thermostat lower thermostat two heating elements and wires. If the heater produces a small quantity of hot water check the lower thermostat and heating element. We use water heater thermostat for controlling the water temperature.

Press the button then wait about 10 minutes for the water to warm. Single phase 240v and 230v non simultaneous dual element water heater thermostat wiring. A wiring diagram is a simplified conventional pictorial depiction of an electrical circuit. These thermostat we used for controlling the water heater element.

The upper thermostat takes first priority heating the water to a preset temperature before powering up the lower thermostat to heat the water to its final temperature. The upper element heats the upper portion of the water column. Collection of wiring diagram for hot water heater thermostat.