Suburban water heater replacement
Replaced model SW6DE with SW6DEL. I am now testing prior to caulking the unit in place. The gas heating works perfectly. I shut off the switch that controls the gas side of the heater and let the wate...
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Chris Bryant wrote:
Probably the easiest way would be to pull it out and bypass the relay- it looks like the relay is in the hookup box, with a black wire in and black wire out (ignore the orange and yellow wires). This will basically convert it to a DE model, like you had.
After much thought, this was the option I went with. I am happy to say the new water heater has passed all function checks. The gas and water connections are leak free as well. The hardest part of bypassing the relay was actually draining, unhooking gas/water and sliding the unit out just enough to gain access to the hookup box. My slightly modified SW6DEL is now a fully functional SW6DE. A heartfelt thank you to Chris Bryant and all others who read/posted to this thread. It is now time to install my new cover and caulk it in place.
