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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
Yes 120v is present. The problem is that the 12v doesn’t go to the relay by way of the yellow wire when the electric switch is on by itself. For the electric to work the gas switch has to be on. It will run gas/electric and gas alone not electric alone.

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