Hot Water Only Warm On Electric
I have a 10 Gal Atwood water heater that has just started giving me some issues. This water heater is original to the coach made in 1999. On electric, the water is warm while on gas its really h...
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I second the 1st suggestion and amplify the 2nd and add a 3rd
First: Atwood, unlike their primary competitor, uses a single set of thermostats for both Gas and Electric, SO, if it gets hot enough on gas we know they are working and have eliminated them as the suspect.
This leaves only the electric side of the heater.. This consists of the following.
The Control board (Common to both sides) might have an issue.. There is a relay, the heat element, the wires and the circuit breaker.
Suspects include:
Bad connection(s)
One of the circuit breakers in my RV, back when it was new, Well I had power issues (A/C's working when they felt like it... I found one of the breakers had a screw that took over TWO FULL TURNS before I felt resistance to farther tightening, Several in that area took additional tightening... This was causing an intermittent connection.
The wire then runs to the RELAY box.. Again we have connections, and the relay itself Always a suspect.
And then there is another connection and the HEAT ELEMENT.
That is all folks.
On my water heater the electric worked fine, Gas side quit. (I mean non-op 100%) turned out to be bad control board.
IF, that is your problem, Recommend Dinosaur boards, Alas I could not for logistic reasons, but they make the best ones.
If it is the heat element, Lowes or Home Depot may be less expensive, just take the old one in with you and match it.
If it is a bad connection.> Re-dress it and it should be good.
First: Atwood, unlike their primary competitor, uses a single set of thermostats for both Gas and Electric, SO, if it gets hot enough on gas we know they are working and have eliminated them as the suspect.
This leaves only the electric side of the heater.. This consists of the following.
The Control board (Common to both sides) might have an issue.. There is a relay, the heat element, the wires and the circuit breaker.
Suspects include:
Bad connection(s)
One of the circuit breakers in my RV, back when it was new, Well I had power issues (A/C's working when they felt like it... I found one of the breakers had a screw that took over TWO FULL TURNS before I felt resistance to farther tightening, Several in that area took additional tightening... This was causing an intermittent connection.
The wire then runs to the RELAY box.. Again we have connections, and the relay itself Always a suspect.
And then there is another connection and the HEAT ELEMENT.
That is all folks.
On my water heater the electric worked fine, Gas side quit. (I mean non-op 100%) turned out to be bad control board.
IF, that is your problem, Recommend Dinosaur boards, Alas I could not for logistic reasons, but they make the best ones.
If it is the heat element, Lowes or Home Depot may be less expensive, just take the old one in with you and match it.
If it is a bad connection.> Re-dress it and it should be good.
