Atwood Water Heater Shutting Down
I have an Atwood water heater, year 2000 gas only. Electronic ignition. Sorry I did not get the model and MH is now at a park. If I leave the door fully open, swung down, all is ok. Heats, shuts off, calls for more hot water and she fires up again to temp and shuts down, all as it should. Problem is I have to leave the door open. No difference seems to be taking place in the flame with door open and up to the closing point where I can not see it still, but the sound stay the same. Give it a few minutes and off she goes, will try a few times and I have to reset.
I thought the door was maybe touching a wire or pushing a wire against or away , but no.
Put a very short wire on the latch so door is opened only ½”, shuts down, so not a lack of air ? To me I think it sounds like a 747 passing close overhead and I can see some Orange flames. Never had a tool to fit the small bolt on the air mix in the gas line from the relay to the burner so I played around with a piece of tape over part of the slots. Got the sound down and a nice blue only flame, close the door, shuts down.
No wait time needed between shut down and reset and fire up. Last year mid season I installed new thermostat and that other thing that looks like it, the overheat protection thing.
Has to be something with heat trapped when the door is shut I am now thinking as I type this ????? Is maybe the thermostat getting hot and opening to fast? I’m sure it is covered with that piece of stuff that came with it. But I am thinking if it pops to the open state it will Not re close as soon as it is.
Any help would be appreciated guys, thanks for reading.
I thought the door was maybe touching a wire or pushing a wire against or away , but no.
Put a very short wire on the latch so door is opened only ½”, shuts down, so not a lack of air ? To me I think it sounds like a 747 passing close overhead and I can see some Orange flames. Never had a tool to fit the small bolt on the air mix in the gas line from the relay to the burner so I played around with a piece of tape over part of the slots. Got the sound down and a nice blue only flame, close the door, shuts down.
No wait time needed between shut down and reset and fire up. Last year mid season I installed new thermostat and that other thing that looks like it, the overheat protection thing.
Has to be something with heat trapped when the door is shut I am now thinking as I type this ????? Is maybe the thermostat getting hot and opening to fast? I’m sure it is covered with that piece of stuff that came with it. But I am thinking if it pops to the open state it will Not re close as soon as it is.
Any help would be appreciated guys, thanks for reading.
