Atwood Water Heater Too Hot

YEAH......kinda tough for those button t-stats to properly sense temps when they are NOT held tight against tank wall

Glad to hear you have it working properly now......scalding water at faucet is no fun!

Thanks for posting the update.

Hey Old Biscuit, replaced tstat and eco works great. Apparently the po had been in there, and didn't put the springs or plastic gaskets back in. Thanks, again, for all your help.

Thanks OB. You are correct, I have a 2002 model and the stat and eco are on the backside. Thanks

If the t-stats (ECO & Normal) are located on backside of WH by electric element then your WH is a pre-2003 model and uses a 110V AC set of t-stats (Atwood changed design in 2003--use just one 12V DC set for both electric/propane).

So you need the old style---110V AC
ECO----preset to OPEN at 180*F
Normal----preset to OPEN at 140*F

Your Normal t-stat has failed.

Easy to replace both...as you have to get in there anyway.

Atwood #91873 110V AC ECO/Normal set of t-stats.......LINK

Individual numbers:
ECO #92942
Normal #92943

I had the same thing happen I bought a new adjustable thermostat from amazon for around $28. Really easy to put on set it at A position and the water is 125