Kathy for Model Number W130 I've removed the boiler element on my W130. Problem is, when I put my ohm meter across the element pairs. One side reads open, not surprising since I see a burn on the element. However when I measure the other side, it reads 36 ohms. There wasn't any heating in the past, but according to this, there should have been this one half of the element working. I think the next step should be to measure the voltage? Or see if there is a lack of voltage on the one half? I'm also surprised to see 3 wires going to one terminal, while the other 3 element ends only had one wire. If anything, I would have thought the extra wires would have all gone to the common/center point. Thank you, Kathy
Answer Kathy, If the element is burnt in any location it will not work. The element is like a big loop. Power comes in on one side of the smaller portion and then the other side of 120 will go on to the larger element. When the element turns on it sends power through both sides and they meet in the middle so to speak. You will want to replace the element and this should correct the issue. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Tuesday, March 24, 2015