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Old 09-09-2012, 11:38 AM   #1
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HELP with Electric side of water heater

I thought our electric element went out on the water heater, After changing the element and filling the tank I flipped the breaker back on and heard the same popping we heard before. It went away so we flipped the red light switch on the panel and had sparks and smoke shooting out of the junction Box on top of the water heater. This is what I found inside.


Ok so now my question, I think the black box the yellow orange and black wires are in is fine the only fried part is the 110 connection where it was spliced. Am I ok to just cut off the bad wire and reconnect it all? what are your thoughts?
 
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Old 09-09-2012, 11:45 AM   #2
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You need to get Jim Fischer on this one. Send him a PM or email.
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I imagine the wires were loose, not connected tightly, looks like they melted because of that. I would go ahead and cut them back, wire nut them securely.
When you have a melt-down like that, usually the wire insulation fuses the wire strands together, you have to go back further on the wire to find good copper to make the connection.
Give it a try, it's fused, so you will be fine. Kill the power, then verify it is dead before proceeding.
As a last test, I take the bare wire and use insulated needle-nose pliars..on the insulation, touch the wire to a ground to insure the circuit is dead. (This is stated not knowing the P.O.'s availability of a good meter, and his abilities.)
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What Ozz said.
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Old 09-11-2012, 05:31 PM   #5
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Got it all fixed, and better than New if thats possible, Thanks Ozz
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