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05-28-2008, 01:00 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Auburn
Posts: 121
M.O.C. #7533
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Electric heating of Water
I have been using my electric mode to heat the water heater for the past two months and everything is working fine. Wait I mean everything WAS working fine. After washing the dishes this morning I started to hear a hissing sound from the area of the water heater. I immediately took off the cover panel expecting to see water shooting someplace. Nothing. I went to the breaker panel and turned off the heater breaker and the hissing sound stopped. Turned it back on and it started again. I know the tank is full of water. Did my heating element fail??? Thought I would ask here on the forum because you all seem to be smarter than the dealers service departments. If I need to have the element replaced, I will have them do it under warranty.
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05-28-2008, 02:03 PM
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#2
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2003
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,294
M.O.C. #311
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I have had that [s]problem[/s] noise in ours. I was not comfortable with it but have had no problem with the lack of hot water and it has been doing it for a year. Unless someone identifies a problem I think you are ok.
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05-28-2008, 02:19 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Olahoma City
Posts: 1,219
M.O.C. #6054
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Both of my units have made the sound when using electric. I believe it is a normal sound of the cold and hot meeting each other that causes the sound. I have also been known to be wrong.
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05-28-2008, 02:29 PM
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#4
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Fort Myers
Posts: 5,933
M.O.C. #4282
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It's a normal sound for electric. Need to flush out your hot water heater occasionally... it quiets that noise.
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05-29-2008, 10:15 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 20,028
M.O.C. #20
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Ours also makes those noises. We notice it more on this 3400 than we did on our 3295 because of the location of the heater. I wonder if covering the tank with blanket insulation would hush the sound?
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05-29-2008, 11:26 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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I think it is scale on the heating element, annoying, but harmless.....at this point. As long as you get hot water, you should be fine.
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