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Originally Posted by sourdough
Turn off the power to the hwh, remove the leads on the element and read the resistance. Your post says 46K?? ohms? If so, I would remove the element and check.it. It should read much lower than that.
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A typical ohm reading for a 500W element is 28.8ohms and for a 1000W element is 14.4 ohms. A very high reading is indicative of an open circuit.