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Army11Bravo
Explorer II
Jun 18, 2015

Atwood Hot Water Heater Not Working - Need Help

We are currently camped at the Colter Bay RV Park in the Grand Tetons and our hot water heater isn't firing. It worked for the first 3 nights of camping, but since we plugged into electrical hook-ups,...
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pugslyyy
Explorer
Jun 18, 2015
Just checking the obvious - the thermal cutoff is still okay, right? Sometimes they can look okay but have 'blown'.

Do you have a multimeter so you can check to see if the heater is getting power? If not, that might be a wise investment.

Failing that, I would be checking the circuit board. It's a new unit so it should be okay - but you never know. The circuit boards are worthwhile spares to carry (for the heater and the water heater) and don't take up much space.

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