I have a Thankless water heater that is malfunctioning.It is a Rheem EcoSense RTE13. Some times it heats and sometimes it does not. You have to turn the water on and off several times then it works.
I am not an electronic guy but I do have some basic skills.
I have replaced it with a Bosch system that does not do a great job. Not sure if there is a problem with it or that is how it works.
On the Rheem there is a switch that I am presuming is a flow sensor that would turn on the heating elements. I am not sure how it works. Look like a Reed switch to me. What would cause it to close when the water flows? I have not removed the screen on the inlet to see if there is anything directly under the switch.
David
This is the switch.
I am not an electronic guy but I do have some basic skills.
I have replaced it with a Bosch system that does not do a great job. Not sure if there is a problem with it or that is how it works.
On the Rheem there is a switch that I am presuming is a flow sensor that would turn on the heating elements. I am not sure how it works. Look like a Reed switch to me. What would cause it to close when the water flows? I have not removed the screen on the inlet to see if there is anything directly under the switch.
David
This is the switch.