Atwood Water Heater
We have a 6-gallon Atwood water heater which runs on electric and gas. I went outside early this morning and noticed water dripping out of our water heater outside compartment. The DSI fault l...
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golfknut wrote:
I might add we have had the DSI fault light come on a few times over the past couple months.
We would just leave the water heater off for a few hours and then turn it back on and everything would run fine.....until the next time it happened.
Does this indicate a failing thermostat?
We didn't notice if the water was any hotter at these previous times. We didn't notice if there was water dripping out at these previous times either.
If the thermostat is stuck or not making good contact would replacing it fix the issue?
Yes, it is a failing thermostat. I just went through this with my rig. Replacement is cheap (less than $15) and it is a simple matter of pulling off a few wires, peeling off the sticky foam covering, and putting the new ones back on. I got mine from Amazon.com. Just google your water heater model and thermostat and you will find the correct one. They come in a blister pack and there are two of them. You should replace both.
Edit: Here is probably the one you need.
Atwood 6 gal WH thermostats
Barney
