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Spindle
Explorer II
Aug 06, 2023

Dometic WH-6GEA does not work on electric alone

I have a 2022 Forrest River Surveyor. It has the “dreaded” Dometic WH-6GEA water heater in it. It’s my understanding that this water heater is supposed to run on gas alone, electric alone or on both a...
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Spindle
Explorer II
Aug 07, 2023
Not sure if it was clear or not. Electric works as long as gas switch is on. Turn electric switch off with gas switch still on and the electric shuts off. Turn gas switch off with electric switch still on and electric stops working. Unplug the 6 pin plug and check for voltage and the white wire has 12.5 volts, plugged the six pin plug back in and that voltage goes away.

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