Range Tribune HE only heats on Sink setting

[MandyHayes]

Hi, would anyone be able to give me a heads up? Why would my Range Tribune HE only heat water on the sink setting?

 

[Gasguru]

Do mean you have a switch on the wall (sink) that just turns on the upper heating element?
And a lower element that only turns on overnight on cheap rate electric.
Perhaps the lower heater has failed or the cheap rate electric is not being enabled.

 

[MandyHayes]

Hi, there are 2 switches. One for off/on and the other for sink/bath. The switch was replaced in April and is working. ‘Sink’ uses one element ’Bath’ uses 2. My initial thoughts are one of the elements has gone. But if surely if the ‘bath’ element had gone the ‘sink’ element would still heat the larger amount of water slower. Can’t work it out.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

But if surely if the ‘bath’ element had gone the ‘sink’ element would still heat the larger amount of water slower. Can’t work it out.

Nope, the sink heater is at the upper part, and heat rises, so only the upper part will be heated. The bath element, is set lower, and so heats more water above it.

 

[MandyHayes]

Ok, so it must be that the bath element has gone. Thank you.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Ok, so it must be that the bath element has gone. Thank you.

Not necessarily, there could be several other things which have failed on the circuit, but that would need to be determined with the use of test equipment.

 

[MandyHayes]

I’ve had a good ‘Google’. Found a ‘uTube’…nearly said Video (lol). Found the reset button. It’s working. Thank you so much for your help.