Our case is in Prescott Valley AZ and the jelly is on the bung
of the heating element and inside of the tank, not the actual heating
element itself.
Oscar

"Pat" wrote in message
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The original poster and I found a clear jelly on the element. I assumed it
was caused by the local water not the tank and ignored it. This was located
in Grand Ronde, Oregon and was the only instance that I have done work on
their water system.