Our Ecosmart tankless water heater started banging and making loud noises. We go through how the water heater works, what the issue is, and how to fix it.
00:00 Intro
00:36 How the water heater works
03:21 The Problem and How to find it
05:17 The Culprit and the Fix
06:03 Buy yourself some time if you can't fix it right away (bypass bad element)
06:40 Do the Work - Disassembly
10:08 Do the Work - Soldering
13:48 Side by Side - Old and New triacs
14:27 Do the Work - Reassembly
19:00 Final checks and testing
21:31 The REAL final check - FIXED!
If you want to bypass a bad element so you have hot water while you wait for your parts to arrive, check out the "buy yourself some time" and "reassembly" sections in the above sections. I show how I eliminated the bad triac by moving some wires around. We rode like this for six months - until our flow sensor went out! Stay tuned for a future video on that...
GUILTY CULPRIT:
Triac
(in 2024, $11 + $8 shipping = $20 ish with tax)
Mfr. # Q6040J7TP
Mouser # 576-Q6040J7TP
Number on body of new Triac: 3IT58
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