Replacing water heater due to age........
Ok, was at the beach last week and one of my friends suggested I should change out my Atwood 6-gal. water heater since it is 17 years old. It's working just fine, but, he feels it could be deteriorati...
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larry cad wrote:
21 year old Atwood in my motorhome working fine.
Yep! Me too. I have a 21 year old 6 gallon gas/electric Atwood in mine and it's still working fine. All I've ever done is regularly clean the flue/burner/ignitor. IMO, the water heater is probably the most reliable appliance in my Class A. (so far)
That said, I've seen a lot of aging RV's with carbon/soot/burn marks up the exterior panel right over the water heater cover. Don't ignore regular maintenance especially if the heater is having trouble lighting or staying lit.
Chum lee
