Atwood heater problem
hi I have an Atwood heater that I am having trouble with. The heater will not stay running. Got to dark to look into it tonight but just looking for any ideas as to what it may be. When I turn the...
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I assume you are running on GAS..
On mine, when new, and cold, it took me several tries before it would work, Kept going to FAULT. I am assuming moisture was keeping the flame sensor (Thermocouple) from sensing. Eventually I had to replace the control board and that fixed it..
Spark gap adjustments are often off, and this can prevent ignition.
Those are my two best guesses.
IF it is lighting (you will see and hear) 3 times and then going FAULT. the control board or thermocouple are the culprits. DInosaur boards are superior to Atwood OEM.
On mine, when new, and cold, it took me several tries before it would work, Kept going to FAULT. I am assuming moisture was keeping the flame sensor (Thermocouple) from sensing. Eventually I had to replace the control board and that fixed it..
Spark gap adjustments are often off, and this can prevent ignition.
Those are my two best guesses.
IF it is lighting (you will see and hear) 3 times and then going FAULT. the control board or thermocouple are the culprits. DInosaur boards are superior to Atwood OEM.
