Replace Thermostat Cover Insulation?
My water heater is still working - thanks for all the advice. I noticed that the little rubber covers for the AC reset pushbutton was worn through, so i ordered new ones for both buttons. It doesn't seem right to me that the resets happened frequently enough to wear these covers out, so I ordered a thermostat as well.
Under the thermostat cover there is a thin sheet of insulation. There are holes in the insulation under each of the buttons. I imagine that the material pushed away or wore away from having the buttons pushed so often.
When I put the cover back in place after the troubleshooting described in my previous posts, I reversed the insulation so that the holes are at the bottom instead of the top. My thinking is that the heat rises, so it is more important that the top be insulated.
So a few more questions - 1) Do I need to replace the insulation? 2) If so, can I just pull off a scrap of household insulation for this purpose? 3) If not, is placing the holes at the bottom the right thing to do? 4) Is the thermostat replacement as easy as it looks? (Remove power, remove cover, remove nut, remove leads, remove thermostat, then reverse the process with the new thermostat) 5) The bolt that the nut screws down on is a little rusty. If I break it off, is it time for a new water heater?
Thanks again.
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2005 Phaeton 40 QDH
2013 Honda CR-V
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