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Explorer

Nov 30, 2013

Atwood water heater problem

More problems.Our atwood hw heater is not heating properly.The flame is a pale blue.I can not adjust the air flow with the slide on the inlet to make the flame hotter.I am thinking it might be the solenoid or the regulator(although the furnace seems to be working alright).Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Nov 30, 2013
Clean the burner orifice with alcohol
enblethen
Nomad
Nov 30, 2013
Have you removed and cleaned the burner tube. It could be debris or critters.
Check the two coils on the gas valve. Disconnect ans separate the two coils. Insure they both have nearly the same resistance.
Check the ground wirte on the gas valve.
Check for discoloration on the ECO and thermostat connections.
bullydogs1
Explorer
Nov 30, 2013
could be mixing valve..or check outside shower..make sure it is not on and you just have valve off at shower head..I have seen when this is on and shower head is off, the cold gets back into hot and thus your problem..particularly common with Fleetwoods.