Atwood water heater G6A-8E Remote Switch
Hi All - 9 years ago when we got our used 1996 5er, the the Atwood Water heater didn't work. The remote switch with the red light DID light, but the burner would not ignite. After some research on th...
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Your Atwood G6A-8E is a propane only water heater and uses 12V DC via a FUSED feeder circuit for power to controls and gas valve
S/B a main fuse in DC Dist Panel that supplies DC to On/Off switch and then to/thru a 'thermal cut-out' (fuse in clear tubing) to/thru t-stat and then to circuit board.
Have to have DC thru that part of circuit before anything else can happen
With On/Off Switch turned ON......
Check that you have 12V DC on Brown wire---just unplug thermal fuse from terminal on t-stat and check for voltage.
If no voltage...thermal fuse probably blown (one shot device that blows at 190*F due to flame blow-back out of combustion chamber---dirty/obstructed)
Unplug thermal fuse completely and plug brown wire spade onto t-stat terminal and check for operation.
If WH fires off.......shut if down/clean combustion chamber and get another thermal fuse
S/B a main fuse in DC Dist Panel that supplies DC to On/Off switch and then to/thru a 'thermal cut-out' (fuse in clear tubing) to/thru t-stat and then to circuit board.
Have to have DC thru that part of circuit before anything else can happen
With On/Off Switch turned ON......
Check that you have 12V DC on Brown wire---just unplug thermal fuse from terminal on t-stat and check for voltage.
If no voltage...thermal fuse probably blown (one shot device that blows at 190*F due to flame blow-back out of combustion chamber---dirty/obstructed)
Unplug thermal fuse completely and plug brown wire spade onto t-stat terminal and check for operation.
If WH fires off.......shut if down/clean combustion chamber and get another thermal fuse
