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Lorinmc3's avatar
Lorinmc3
Explorer
Jul 25, 2013

Water heater issues

Hi. I have a 6 gallon Atwood water heater. it is electric/propane. When I switch it to electric it works fine but when I switch it to gas, it lights then goes out. Below, I have attached a link to a video showing it trying to light. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KID3MPBc_P8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
  • Gjac's avatar
    Gjac
    Explorer III
    Lorinmc3 wrote:
    Thanks for that info. Is there a way to test the circuit board to make sure that's the problem?
    Yes if you go on Atwood web site at the end of the manual it tells you how to test them using an ohm meter. Also if you have a newer non potted board you can look at the back to see if there is any arcing. As a little more incite there are about 3 grounding points to check and clean as well as all other connections. The igniter can be cleaned and adjusted. I could not tell if you igniter was clicking form the video?
  • Thanks for that info. Is there a way to test the circuit board to make sure that's the problem?
  • When you open the door on the water heater on the right near the top there is a black potted unit called a circuit board it is the sparker to keep the unit firing and if you don't hear it spark snapping continually it has gone bad. I just talked with Atwood today about the same problem. Ordered one from American RV Company $123.95
  • Ok sorry. I had to go change my settings in YouTube. I don't know why it was set to private. it should work now.

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