Test Electric Furnace Heating Element

In this video i show how to use basic electrical troubleshooting methods to diagnose problems with electrical furnaces.

Test electric furnace heating element.

The heating elements in a furnace look very similar to the elements in a toaster or a hot. Steps to test the heating element. After 30 to 90 seconds the current draw should jump to 42 amps. What you should see assuming a 6 element furnace is the following.

Based on the the electrical tester. If it does not have a. You can use an analog multimeter but we suggest using a digital multimeter. Disconnect the water heater from power source.

If electricity still is present in the water heater the. Locate the water valve at the bottom of the water heater. Set the dial on your multimeter at the lowest ohms of resistance. Attach a garden hose.

Wait for the. Heating elements are tightly wound coils of resistive wire mounted inside of an electric furnace cabinet. If your oven won t heat or doesn t warm up. Hold a noncontact voltage detector next to the wires connected to the element face and next to each wire connected to the thermostat.

Pmc supplies llc basic kwik kiln propane metal melting furnace set ii mini gold gas furnace melt melts gold silver copper 5 10 mins. Drain the water from the water heater. If it has a disconnectable plug unplug it. In this episode of repair and replace stephany shows how to perform a continuity test on an oven heating element.

I show how to test fuses elements s. When the thermostat comes on the meter reading will jump from zero to 21 amps as the first element comes on assuming a 5 kilowatt element which is the most common.