Water heater melted (just bought)
Just bought this RV two days ago. Parked it, plugged in, turned gas on, and turned the water heater switch on. It was working great. I was getting hot water until this happened. Now what?
Forum Discussion
DrewE wrote:
Here's the picture (I hope)...imgur doesn't make it remotely easy to link to a picture directly, which is what the forum needs.
At a first glance I wonder if there's some blockage in the flue that is causing the flame or heat to come out by the burner tube rather than the exhaust port. At any rate it seems the control module ought to be replaced now.
Here is more to add to what has been said--hope the OP is still around.
I have swapped out some parts of my OEM 1991 Atwood with newer parts from a friend's parting out job and also from Amazon. Photos show mine as now (newer circuit board, burner tube, sparker, and gas valve) and also some parts from my OEM that are like what the OP has in the above photo.
I took the circuit board out of its cover to show how it might only be his plastic cover that is damaged, and also to show the OP how to check his for any visible damage.
(I changed to the newer sparker to go with the newer CB that has the flame sensor method different. had some trouble with the rusty brackets parts but managed.
I have a 3a fuse (vs 2a )in the CB I got from the spares in my 2003 Chev truck.
I had to add those clamps at the air shutter to get the openings smaller and to secure it better to the newer gas valve.)
