RV Repair: water heater, burner tube, 12 volt
QuestionI have an Atwood 6 gallon electronic ignition water heater it lights intermittently it may light 3 or 4 times in a row then it will try to light but will not and the yellow light inside the coach stays on brightly if you turn it off and back on a few seconds later it may light or you may have to do it a couple of times but it does light A spark is present every time you can both hear and see it sparking it appears sometimes the gas is not flowing I have checked the orifice it appears clean I have cleaned the burner tube and all the contacts none of that has seemed to help I am guessing it is either the solenoid or the circuit board any suggestions on how to tell which or could it be something else
AnswerI have not worked on the Atwood but
I would check the voltage at this point and make sure you have at least 10.5 VDC minimum from the 12 volt line to run the water heater,
I have requested some tech sheets for this heater, when I get them I will forward them too you.
I found the guide for troubleshooting your type of water heater, , It is pretty thourough.
http://www.atwoodmobile.com/Service/Trouble/electric.cfm
They also have a video
http://www.atwoodmobile.com/Service/Trouble/waterheatervid.cfm
They also have the schematics for download, if you need help reading them I will download it and guide you through it
Let me know if this helps.