Atwood water heater won't stay on.
Just bought a barely used 2017 Shasta Oasis camper, hope I didn't buy somebody else's problems. Anyway, the Atwood water heater will not keep running after it kicks on, it stays on for only about a mi...
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You have a low temp thermostat and high temp thermostat on the water heater. If you got five minutes run time on propane, that might have been enough to heat the water to a point the high temp thermostat shut it down. They don't cost much. I paid 20.00 or so for both I think. They are screwed into the tank you can see them and the wiring through the service door.
First get the manual if it has the info, we found it not very helpful, and service or help line did not work. I talked to a Tech who does a whole lot of work every day on RVs and he changed them for me.
Also check your manual. Our Atwood 05 model will operate with both electric and propane on. The next year it was either or. I think they changed it back.
You didn't mention, or did I miss the on off switch led lighting up indicating a fault in all this.Without being there I can't figure it out for certain.
A good Mobile Tech cost but he'll have it repaired in no time. Water
Heaters are a frequent demand for them.
Also our manual mentions some models have adjustable thermostats but ours didn't have it and I don't know if new ones do or not.
Also the red light ours is orange does not come on unless there is a fault even when first starting the water heater.
An check that tube again. You may have pieces of dirt dauber nest you knocked loose in there and not out of the tube.
First get the manual if it has the info, we found it not very helpful, and service or help line did not work. I talked to a Tech who does a whole lot of work every day on RVs and he changed them for me.
Also check your manual. Our Atwood 05 model will operate with both electric and propane on. The next year it was either or. I think they changed it back.
You didn't mention, or did I miss the on off switch led lighting up indicating a fault in all this.Without being there I can't figure it out for certain.
A good Mobile Tech cost but he'll have it repaired in no time. Water
Heaters are a frequent demand for them.
Also our manual mentions some models have adjustable thermostats but ours didn't have it and I don't know if new ones do or not.
Also the red light ours is orange does not come on unless there is a fault even when first starting the water heater.
An check that tube again. You may have pieces of dirt dauber nest you knocked loose in there and not out of the tube.
