Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
05-29-2019, 11:01 PM
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Hi,
When the heater is on gas, do you get...
Hi,
When the heater is on gas, do you get the little red fault light on the tank panel? That little red light says DSI fault near it. It means the flame when out when it was no supposed to.
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
06-12-2012, 10:55 AM
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Hal,
OK, so you are saying the unit works...
Hal,
OK, so you are saying the unit works as explained, it is just that the supply of hot water is not very much? How long in minutes does it last?
If so then there is 1 common device that...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
06-10-2012, 08:39 PM
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Hal,
Need some more info to better help.
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Hal,
Need some more info to better help.
Let sort out the gas part first as you can hear it working, electric you cannot hear at all working or not working.....
On normal gas operation:
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
05-20-2012, 09:11 AM
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Hi Hal,
If you have a direct spark ignition...
Hi Hal,
If you have a direct spark ignition Atwood heater, then yes the sparking electrode and the ground probe it sparks to will get orange/red when the flame is burning.
Now to the flame...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
03-20-2012, 08:34 PM
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Cold water needs to go "in" the bottom and hot...
Cold water needs to go "in" the bottom and hot water comes "out" the top.
The valve levers can be tricky and not intuitive. Once you figure out which way flows where, mark them so you know what...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
03-15-2012, 08:59 PM
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Yes, they also have a 1,400 watt one. I think...
Yes, they also have a 1,400 watt one. I think they even sell Camco brand. While the 1,500 watt will give a little more heat, Atwood on the newer ones dropped to the 1,400 watt to allow more power...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
03-13-2012, 08:41 PM
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
03-13-2012, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 11,696
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
03-13-2012, 07:42 PM
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Hi Bake,
See this manual. On page 18 it...
Hi Bake,
See this manual. On page 18 it describes how your vintage system works. Yours is a version 9 heater.
https://manuals.adventurerv.net/Atwood-Water-Heater-Service.pdf
There is a...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
03-12-2012, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 39
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OK now we and you know more.
You know the...
OK now we and you know more.
You know the gas valve clunks. That is a good sign. It is at least half working.
What you now said points to an ignition problem or a lack of gas. If there is...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
03-12-2012, 07:20 PM
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