is my heater broken?

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OMGjimmySaidd

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ok. well i own two heaters, 1 of them is kinda old. and other is new.

one day i walked into my room (where my oscar's tank lies)
i touched the tank and noticed the water is very cold. But the light on the heater signaled that it was on. So i reacted quickly and added hot water into it and i went to go get a new heater from a local walmart(LOL). So when i took out the old heater i noticed that i kinda got rusted inside and had a tiny bit of water inside.
today as was cleaning my fish tank i noticed that the water was cold but the heater light was on. So I'm alittle confused.... I narrowed down to, two theorys.
1: Heater is broken
2: Blame the heater's temperature system ( the one where it notices that the water's temperature is low and auto. turns on and heats up the water.

but i really have no clue and i dont wanna risk my oscar's life. please help.
Thank you:)
 
besides the fact that it would tell me the temperature; what good would it be to me, if you dont mind me asking... lol. i really just wanna know if my heater is still good or am I gonna have to go get a new one again...
 
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