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maillemaker
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Sep 30, 2017

Atwood GH66E water heater runs but keeps sparking

Hi all, Lately I have noticed that my ancient (27-year-old) Atwood GH66E water heater lights off fine, but it keeps sparking as if it is not lit. Today I opened up the access panel and noticed t...
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maillemaker
Explorer
Oct 07, 2017
OK got it installed:

https://i.imgur.com/0d7wmvZ.jpg

It's pretty neat - it lights up green when firing, and then turns red when lit. I cut the resistor so that it lights instantly instead of 20-second delay, per the instructions.

I'm still a bit concerned that there is no flame sense provision.

Steve

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