How To Test Water Heater Elements With Power On. (this is so whether testing upper or lower heating element). A solar water heating system will use electricity to heat water sometimes even on bright sunny days, depending on various factors such as;
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All you have to do is to connect these probes to the heating element and check the reading to understand the condition of the water heater element. But if there is no reading, check its power source.
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Checking ground on water heater elements if similar to testing the element. Clamp one of the terminals to one of the lugs on the element.