Hot Water tank not working on AC
[img][/img]I have an Atwood 6 gallon propane/electric HW tank that will not run on electricity. I checked the breaker, tried the off-on switch and still can't get it to work. There is a panel in the o...
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Is it a "One-Time" ECO? Some are. Let me offer a few guesses, NOT based on experience:
1. Is the Water Heater actually FULL? Say you'd drained it. Turn water on then power on, possibly you were heating some air and the tank of the heater without adequate water to dissipate the element's heat.
2. Thermostat Stuck, to the point the system got hot enough to trip the ECO.
3. Element damaged with either a hot spot or a short.
An Element is probably cheaper than an ECO. Don't just get one at the Big Box that physically matches yours. Match the WATTAGE also. RV's can't provide the current most home water heaters use.
How do you Drain this WH? Anode Rod means Suburban and Plastic Plug means Atwood...
1. Is the Water Heater actually FULL? Say you'd drained it. Turn water on then power on, possibly you were heating some air and the tank of the heater without adequate water to dissipate the element's heat.
2. Thermostat Stuck, to the point the system got hot enough to trip the ECO.
3. Element damaged with either a hot spot or a short.
An Element is probably cheaper than an ECO. Don't just get one at the Big Box that physically matches yours. Match the WATTAGE also. RV's can't provide the current most home water heaters use.
How do you Drain this WH? Anode Rod means Suburban and Plastic Plug means Atwood...
