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medic6070
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Aug 04, 2019

atwood g6a-7 replacement

Can anyone tell me what additional parts I would need to convert from my leaking atwood G6a-7 water heater with manual standing pilot for a G6A-8E WITH DSI?
  • plumbing hookups including gas should be the same

    but you will need a 12 v supply and a 120 volt supply to the heater. 12volt has to be on all the time, 12 volt controls the propane and controls the 120 with a relay. you will have to run 12 volt sized wires to the control panel(2 switches) which can be mounted anywhere. its either 3 or 4 wires from the heater to the control panel

    http://diagramweb.net/img/atwood-g6a-8e-wiring-diagram-3.jpg
  • stevemorris wrote:
    plumbing hookups including gas should be the same

    but you will need a 12 v supply and a 120 volt supply to the heater. 12volt has to be on all the time, 12 volt controls the propane and controls the 120 with a relay. you will have to run 12 volt sized wires to the control panel(2 switches) which can be mounted anywhere. its either 3 or 4 wires from the heater to the control panel

    http://diagramweb.net/img/atwood-g6a-8e-wiring-diagram-3.jpg



    Only needs 12V DC for a G6A-8E -----no electric element

    Atwood uses an aluminum tank which CAN be welded
    Atwood does sell replacement tanks


    G6a-8e is gas only but uses 12VDC for circuit board controls
    12V DC from a FUSED source to ON/OFF switch
    From Switch 12VDC to thermal cut off fuse to t-stat
    From t-stat to circuit board (Brown wires)
    From circuit board to ECO to gas valve (Red Wires)


    So you need the 12V DC Fused supply to on/off switch
    AN On/off switch and then wired to Brown wire on water heater.
    And wire from BLUE wire on water heater to go back to on/off switch for Fault Light

    Single On/Off Switch Wiring



    Wiring Diagram including G6A-8E