Immersion Heater Thermostat Reset Button

I reset it to get a bath but a couple of days later it was up again and so on until now.

Immersion heater thermostat reset button. The reset button is also sometimes referred to as the eco emergency cut off switch or high limit safety thermostat switch. To reset it you ll need to press the red reset button on the eco which is usually attached to the upper thermostat. I imagine all this can be is a separate thermostat from the adjustable one with a single upper. Your water heater reset button is a safety device that shuts off power to your water heater when the water temperature inside it exceeds 180 degrees fahrenheit.

It gets tripped when the water temperature is in excess of that limit. When the water temperature in your water heater exceeds 180 the red reset button also known as the high limit switch trips. Ok but then what s causing the water in your water heater to get so hot. This tripping protects you from getting scalded or burned when using hot water in your home.

You reset the electric water heater reset button by pushing that red button. If so push that reset button as well. The most likely cause is a bad thermostat. Step 1 reset the button.

There may also be a lower thermostat reset button on the water heater. There are a few types of problems that can cause your water heater to overheat the water in the tank and when that happens the emergency cut off eco kicks in to shut down the appliance completely. If the button is lit up it means the switch tripped and needs to be reset. Immersion fitted in november and worked fine until a week or so ago at which point i found no hot water and the button up.