OT - Replace a "smart" water heater "power board" with a standard thermostat ? (pic)
Sort of emergency situation...no hot water in house. Rheem 5500 watt water heater, elements are fine, "board" needs replacing and Rheem is out and doesn't know when they will get more ! (pesky pandemic supply chain issues) Occured to me maybe I can bypass the electronic stuff and hook up the old style. But first off is the "board" simply an electronic thermostat or is situation this more complex than that ?
(And no Home Depot has none, no distributor in this area ever carries one much less has one now)
Rheem part no. SP21049
Replace this with this ? Rheem WH does have two elements but uses a thermocouple for the lower element.
Sort of emergency situation...no hot water in house. Rheem 5500 watt water heater, elements are fine, "board" needs replacing and Rheem is out and doesn't know when they will get more ! (pesky pandemic supply chain issues) Occured to me maybe I can bypass the electronic stuff and hook up the old style. But first off is the "board" simply an electronic thermostat or is situation this more complex than that ?
(And no Home Depot has none, no distributor in this area ever carries one much less has one now)
Rheem part no. SP21049
Replace this with this ? Rheem WH does have two elements but uses a thermocouple for the lower element.