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Useroverdrive
Explorer
Nov 18, 2014

Atwood G6A-6E not lighting. Possible gas valve issue?

Hello all, This will be a bit of a long post but I want to know if I covered my bases before posting. I have a 1989 Mallard Sprinter class A. The water heater is a Atwood G6A-6E 6 gal electronic...
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Useroverdrive
Explorer
Nov 21, 2014
Success! It was the gas valve. I ordered a new valve yesterday from Makarios RV and (no lie) Fedex showed up this morning. The part shipped out of Georgia. Anyways, I installed the new valve and was rewarded with a "thunk" when the valve opened and a whoosh of proper flame.

I'm letting the water heat up to test temp and if water temp is around 140 degrees I'll call this task done.

Thanks to everyone that posted suggestions

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