Atwood Water Heater Won T Stay Lit
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Atwood water heater won t stay lit. Atwood 6 gallon water heater unit is pre set at temperature 140 degree fahrenheit which is adjustable from 110 to 150 degree fahrenheit. If it s too lean it makes a loud roaring sound and can burn back into the u tube. I have a 10 gallon atwood water heater that won t stay fired up. Water heater lockout.
Replacement of this part should be. Atwood water heater won t stay lit. The gas supply to the pilot assembly is controlled by this valve. This control is part of the gas valve assembly and normally has a dial that will allow for temperature adjustment and will also have a probe that monitors the water temperature.
In this case i recommend the system be checked by a certified rv technician. Would light when pilot button pushed but always went out immediately. This unit is operated on propane gas and can only be ignited inside of the trailer using an on off remote switch. If the pilot light won t stay lit and the thermocouple is okay then the thermostatic control valve may be defective.
Or check voltage threw fuse to ground using dc volts setting. If your gas water heater doesn t stay lit you may have a defective control thermostat. When i turn it on it fires up for about 10 seconds then stops then fires up again and keeps repeating this cycle as long as the switch is on. Model gc6aa 8 water heater worked great on electric but would not stay lit on propane.
It is the dsi model with propane 120 vac and motoraid heat exchanger. I have shorted out the fuseable link and cleaned all the contacts. If the flame is too yellow and is lazy it is burning too rich and will be sooting the heater as well as operating inefficiently.