Atwood water heater question.
Hi all, I have an Atwood water heater in my camper. When I know the heater is full of water I flick the switch and the unit fires up fine after about 20-30 min lots of hot water. The issue is its no...
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phays wrote:
Check the water temperature when you think the water is hot enough and the unit should shut down. The thermostat will control the temperature at around 140F or so. If the thermostat fails, the ECO will shut the unit down at about 180F. Should that happen, you will have to turn the unit off and then back on to get it to light again. The thermostat and ECO are sold as a pair and it takes only about 5 minutes to replace them.
My t-stat failed and I had extremely hot water. I checked the temperature and it was about 170F. Way to hot for safety.
Of course, this may not be your problem but checking the temp will tell you if the heater has reached the temperature for the t-stat to shut the burner down.
Go here for a service manual. Bryant RV . The water heater manual is near the bottom of the page
I'm going to get a thermostat and ECO kit tomorrow. Hope the rv place hs it in stock!
I'll keep you posted
