My hot water heater stopped heating after the power returned due to the
hurricane.The breaker was turned off during the power outage, and when I
turned on the breaker no hot water, but the breaker was making a strange
noise.

Gary wrote:
My hot water heater stopped heating after the power returned due to the
hurricane.The breaker was turned off during the power outage, and when I
turned on the breaker no hot water, but the breaker was making a strange
noise.

Probably corroded contacts. The noise, would that have been a buzzing
sort of sound? Also, the breaker probably was getting rather warm
after doing this? The best fix is to replace the breaker, since I
don't believe the internal contacts are accessible to be cleaned.

"Gary" wrote in message
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My hot water heater stopped heating after the power returned due to the
hurricane.The breaker was turned off during the power outage, and when I
turned on the breaker no hot water, but the breaker was making a strange
noise.

Replace it. They are too cheap to worry that something can go wrong.

Yes


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My hot water heater stopped heating after the power returned due to the
hurricane.The breaker was turned off during the power outage, and when I
turned on the breaker no hot water, but the breaker was making a strange
noise.

In article , "Gary" wrote:
My hot water heater stopped heating after the power returned due to the
hurricane.The breaker was turned off during the power outage, and when I
turned on the breaker no hot water, but the breaker was making a strange
noise.

So replace the breaker. DUH!

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Doug Miller wrote:

In article , "Gary" wrote:

My hot water heater stopped heating after the power returned due to the
hurricane.The breaker was turned off during the power outage, and when I
turned on the breaker no hot water, but the breaker was making a strange
noise.


So replace the breaker. DUH!


Doug, if he couldn't figure that one out on his own, don't you think it
was a little risky telling him to replace it (by himself)? :-)

You should have at least added a legal disclaimer. Think about his widow
and those poor fatherless kids . . . . and what some white shoe lawyer
might try and blame you for.

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia

(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)

"Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented."