Electrical Serge took out Water Heater

[thiggy]

If it were mine, I would turn off the breaker to the water heater, open both access panels and check the two heating elements with a continuity tester. That may show up an easy and inexpensive repair.

[Stytooner]

I would agree if it is just a simple water heater. If it has a circuit board though, I would not chance it.

[Stytooner]

I am not real savvy when it comes to circuit boards and electronics.
My typical procedure is replacement.
The reason is I have tried before a few times to replace a defective part on a circuit board. One I recall was replaced easily enough. Then installed again and the very next part inline failed.
No safeties involved, but in the end, much cheaper to either buy new, or in that case, get a new circuit board.

[Ian57]

If it were mine, I would turn off the breaker to the water heater, open both access panels and check the two heating elements with a continuity tester. That may show up an easy and inexpensive repair.

It did thanks

[Ian57]

Thanks You

Thanks I checked the elements neither were working. Should be able to replace myself.

Thanks again for all the help. Really appreciate it

[LCHIEN]

I am not real savvy when it comes to circuit boards and electronics.
My typical procedure is replacement.
The reason is I have tried before a few times to replace a defective part on a circuit board. One I recall was replaced easily enough. Then installed again and the very next part inline failed.
No safeties involved, but in the end, much cheaper to either buy new, or in that case, get a new circuit board.

nine times out of ten the part that fails visually catastrophically on a circuit board is a symptom, not the cause. The exceptions are ruptured capacitors which you would have to know what they were.