Electric Hot Water Heater

[T-Wragg]

I have an electric hot water heater that had a wire burn up about 4 inches of insulation off the conductor because of a loose connection on the element. Would I be in violation of the code to splice the conductor in the element wiring compartment?

 

[dieselram752]

Who would ever know there was a splice in there.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I have an electric hot water heater that had a wire burn up about 4 inches of insulation off the conductor because of a loose connection on the element. Would I be in violation of the code to splice the conductor in the element wiring compartment?

IMO, the wiring within the case is not an NEC issue. I would however use a high temperature wire.

 

[jumper]

I do not think it would be a violation, unless it is a UL thing, as long as the splice is in the wiring compartment.

 

[cowboyjwc]

OH man I can't believe you guys all passed it up. There is no such thing as a "hot water heater" there is a "cold water heater'" or a "water heater".:roll:

 

[dhalleron]

OH man I can't believe you guys all passed it up. There is no such thing as a "hot water heater" there is a "cold water heater'" or a "water heater".:roll:

I would never pass this one up, but you got here first. My vocational school instructor from the 80's drilled this one into my head.

 

[cowboyjwc]

I would never pass this one up, but you got here first. My vocational school instructor from the 80's drilled this one into my head.

No one really said to much when I was in the trades, but when I got here the Plumbing Inspector only let me get it wrong one time.

 

[iwire]

I don't know about you guys but my water heater does heat hot water, I rarely let the water get cold before the water heater kicks back on.

 

[Little Bill]

OH man I can't believe you guys all passed it up. There is no such thing as a "hot water heater" there is a "cold water heater'" or a "water heater".:roll:

I got home too late to join in on this one. That is what went through my head when I saw the post title.:grin:

 

[goldstar]

HOT WATER HEATERS.....I know plumbers that have that in lettering on the sides of their trucks.

 

[cowboyjwc]

HOT WATER HEATERS.....I know plumbers that have that in lettering on the sides of their trucks.

You can't heat hot water and you can't freeze ice.

 

[charlie b]

OH man I can't believe you guys all passed it up.

I would not have touched it - no need. It is a very old George Carlin joke (i.e., that hot water doesn't need heating). :roll:

 

[cowboyjwc]

I would not have touched it - no need. It is a very old George Carlin joke (i.e., that hot water doesn't need heating). :roll:

Come one Charlie, the classics are the best, of course that's why they're classics. :grin:

 

[LarryFine]

Come one Charlie, the classics are the best, of course that's why they're classics. :grin:

"It was really hot today!"

 

[cowboyjwc]

"It was really hot today!"

You know if we head off that direction, Bob will shut us down.:grin: Who? The first basman.

 

[G0049]

OH man I can't believe you guys all passed it up. There is no such thing as a "hot water heater" there is a "cold water heater'" or a "water heater".:roll:

When I was a teenager, I washed dishes in a commercial kitchen. The hot water supplied was not hot enough to meet the sanitary code, so there was an electric heater, supplied by a hot water line, under one of the counters. We called it the 'super heater', but it was really a hot water heater.

 

[cowboyjwc]

When I was a teenager, I washed dishes in a commercial kitchen. The hot water supplied was not hot enough to meet the sanitary code, so there was an electric heater, supplied by a hot water line, under one of the counters. We called it the 'super heater', but it was really a hot water heater.

Semantics. You say potato and I say putoto. :grin:

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

Just becareful not to burn that water with too much heat

 

[Strife]

Both "hot" and "cold" water heaters are oxymorons.
You base cold and hot on what? Human body temperature.
So if water temperature is 20F we'd call it "cold" water heater. But what if the water is 50F (like most times here in South Florida). That would be then a "hot" water heater. The last one (water heater) is closer, but even that is relative. Again, do we heat it relative to the human temperature? or the sun temperature?
So if you REALLY wanna be technical about it you should call it "water temperature raising device"

OH man I can't believe you guys all passed it up. There is no such thing as a "hot water heater" there is a "cold water heater'" or a "water heater".:roll:

 

[LarryFine]

So if you REALLY wanna be technical about it you should call it "water temperature raising device"

Ah, a "WaTeRaDe" for short. Or, a WTRD for shorter. :roll:

Now, go to the local orange and blue stores, ask to be shown their selections of water temperature raising devices.

Then, come back here and let us know what happens. Be honest.