Before doing any troubleshooting or repairs turn off the ignition switch and shut off the water supply to the water heater.
Atwood gas electric water heater rv troubleshooting.
Excel 2007 28trw atwood 6 gallon heater.
Turn electric off and the propane goes off.
For testing screw a thermocouple into the tester heat the thermocouple for 25 seconds and then press the plunger down.
Drain the water heater by removing the drain plug then refill the heater.
No spark on the electrodes.
Common hand tools 1 8 and 1 4 nut drivers open end wrenches flat blade and phillips screw drivers.
Check the water heater s vent and air grill for.
Common issues with atwood water heaters include pilot outages insufficient hot water electrode problems and gas burner ignition issues.
There are simple solutions for this.
Clean the electrodes to ensure they aren t dirty and.
Switch on propane and nothing happens no attempt to ignite no sound from unit.
This can happen if you.
Switch on the electric then the propane and the propane immediately ignites and water heats quickly.
One of the most common problems with atwood rv water heater is a pilot outage.