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drifterpilot
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Aug 06, 2016

Atwood 10-gal Hot Water Heater

No spark or "Ignight" when heater is tried to start on propane.

What troubleshooting can I do to check for dc voltage at the heater controls? or circuit board connectors?

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  • drifterpilot wrote:
    No, not yet. I have passed all the info along to my friend who is having the problem on his exactly the same hot water heater setup that I have. Currently, he is in Rhode Island and I have returned home to Virginia.
    He will let me know when the issue is resolved.


    thank you, please let us know the outcome if you don't mind.
  • No, not yet. I have passed all the info along to my friend who is having the problem on his exactly the same hot water heater setup that I have. Currently, he is in Rhode Island and I have returned home to Virginia.
    He will let me know when the issue is resolved.
  • Mobile tech just fixed mine for the same problem: he just cleaned everything. Good luck!
  • check the spark gap at the ignighter. if the gap is too wide you will not get any spark.
  • drifterpilot wrote:
    Old Biscuit

    I have a Model #GC10A-3E


    Then DC voltage flow path would be like I posted for propane.


    Water heater AC is completely separate system.......120V AC direct, doesn't use circuit board and have there own set of t-stats on backside of water heater where element is.
    So electric side should work unless you have 120AC issues.
  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    clean and check the ground

    JimR
  • 2003 vintage most likely is older version of water heater (design change occurred in 2003)

    12V DC comes from FUSED circuit (DC Dist Panel) to ON/OFF switch
    Brown wire from on/off to 'thermal cut out' (one shot fuse) to T-stat
    Brown wire from T-stat to circuit board
    Red wire from circuit board to ECO
    Red wire from ECO to gas valve solenoids.....then black wire to ground


    What model is yours?

    G10-3E or GC10A-3E OR a 4E version