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02-18-2011, 02:38 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Winthrop Harbor
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Electric water heater
Though our water heater works on electric it is making a humming/buzzing sound when heating the water. Rather than take a chance of losing hot water I am using it on propane and there isn't any noise.
Any suggestions? FYI, I don't know the name of the song that is humming so don't ask LOL.
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02-18-2011, 02:47 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Omaha
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Ours made funny noises, now that we think back, and we ended up with the switch burned out and some wires burned into the insulation. Wires were apparently pinched when installed. Circuit breaker never did flip off
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02-18-2011, 11:29 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
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That could be noise from scale on the heating element, I have heard that before.
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02-19-2011, 01:47 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
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Dick, If Ozz is correct you will never get rid of it unless you keep running it on electric. If you lose hot water the tank will recover quickly with gas. Of course if Paul is correct you might burn your trailer down or at the least pop a breaker. I think while you at the trailer try running it on electric and see if the noise goes away after a couple of cycles. Jim
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02-19-2011, 03:38 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Victor
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I'm with OZZ on this one. Ours makes that noise too. JP
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02-19-2011, 06:19 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Winthrop Harbor
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The noise was intermitant (sp) at first and was constant when I shut it down. We have been on propane for about a week now. I will try it back on electric when we can be here to monitor it.
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02-19-2011, 11:28 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: burley
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my hot water heater made the same noise. changed the element and the noise went away.
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03-03-2011, 03:35 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: San Jose
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Replacement elements are cheap and most hardware stores carry them. You will probably want to buy a thin walled socket to fit it. Keep the humming one as a spare.
It's worth a try at least.
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