water heater gfi

[pilot]

what is an bare heater element immersed in water?
is it the same as the stove top elements,on my stove?
rule 26-758
any help would be greatly appreciated

[bigrockk]

As far as I know a bare element water heater uses un-insulated heating elements that conduct electricity through the water, which in turn heats the water.

I know some older type humidifiers (the portable ones that had a little compartment for "Vicks" just below where the steam exited) had two metal bars that ran straight down into the water. One bar was neutral and the other bar was the hot. If it did not heat very well then just a bit of salt in the water got things steaming pretty good (the salt changed the resistivity of the water allowing more current to flow thus more steam).

I believe they are also used in some instantaneous water heaters.

[pilot]

THANK FOR THE INFORMATION,IT HELPS ME OUT AS I HAD NEVER HERD OF SUCH A WATER HEATER.