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eldondo
Explorer
Jul 28, 2013

Atwood direct ignition gas/electric 10 gal water heater

Thought I had it fixed by cleaning the connections with an eraser like I read about, but, now, when I flip the wall switch the red light stays on and nothing happens outside. I've cleaned all the con...
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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jul 28, 2013
That 'fuseable link kinda thing' is a thermal cut-out. A one shot heat sensing fuse that’s normally closed and sends power to the thermostat.
When tripped by excessive heat (190°F), (i.e. blocked burner or flue tube) it cuts power to the circuit board and shuts down ignition

If removed and still will not fire up then check for 12V power from circuit board to/thru normal t-stat and back to circuit board (brown wire)

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