Atwood water heater igniter, constant?
So this is my first auto-piezo-igniter water heater. When I initially turn on the igniter, it clicks real fast. Both after the pilot is lit and the burner is on, it continues to ignite (click) at ...
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pcoplin wrote:
Yeah, the pilot stays on. The igniter just continues clicking, but slower.
Looking at the wiring and the unit, there's only 3 wires to the spark module.
1: 12 v from the camper, shares with the hot water heater.
2: Ground to the case
3: output to the igniter
So unless the igniter is also supposed to act as a thermocouple, it's not an auto relight heater. Although I'm not sure why it slows to half speed when flame is applied. Hmmm..
The igniter tip has to be adjusted properly into the flame of the pilot. Called a pilot relight. If the flame is not quite adequate then it will continue to spark... The THERMOCOUPLE if heated enough will keep the pilot valve open, thus the pilot stays lit.
I did note that your pilot flame is burning yellow... Normally should be blue.
Jim
