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Thomas Llewellyn Posted on Oct 12, 2017
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10 gal atwood water heater. ran out of propane. now tries to ignite but will not light. wait for couple min. try again won't start. electric not heating also.

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Ned C Cook

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  • Posted on May 24, 2009

SOURCE: Intermitent heat from Atwood 10 gal marine water heater

Water level safety shutting down heat source

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snap101

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  • Posted on Aug 01, 2009

SOURCE: water heater working fine but very little hot water coming out

alot of time those small units do not have a fast recovery rate so if they are on for a min or more they might start to lose temperature. if it's on demand especially in cooler climates it might not have enough power to heat it up and keep up with your demand

A Miller

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  • Posted on May 02, 2010

SOURCE: warm water, not hot , Atwood 6 gal.- burner ,

can you turn it up ... ? Maybe the burner needs cleaned ... might have spider web in the burner ... blow out with compressed air or canned air ...

Testimonial: "I,m going to change the thermocouple, it maybe shuting the burner down too soon -- thx bud"

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Mike Butler

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  • Posted on May 26, 2010

SOURCE: Have an G6A-8E Atwood water heater. It Starts fine...

If it has the little thermal cut-off in power wire to thermostat (has a little plastic jacket over it) try removing it, and connect female spade from power wire, directly to male spade on thermostat, and see what happens. Also, make sure electrode is positioned in flame good for flame sensing properly.

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Mike Butler

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  • Posted on Jul 20, 2010

SOURCE: the electronic ignition on a gas water heater will

You won't see any red glow until the burner ignites and burns for a while. Its only an ignitor and flame sensor, not a glow plug style.The ignitor has to provide spark for gas to ignite, then it also senses the flame and keeps gas flow coming. What exactly is happening when you turn it to on?

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Need to replace G6A-6E Atwood waterheater, what replacement model can I use?
Why not the same model/size? Atwood 6 gal, works on propane with electronic ignition. Or, you can get the 6 gallon with electronic ignition, and electric element as well provided you are willing to run hydro to water heater as well, if not already there. Check any RV parts site for prices and availability. Some places are out of stock currently. I assume your current tank is leaking?
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Sep 29, 2012 • RTO Atwood Water Heater - 6 Gal LP
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Atwood g6a-be lights but goes out in 3-4 min.
mine is pretty new about a 1year in halve to two years old. i light with lighter it lights burns great then acts like propane cutts out then burns low then cuts out kinda acts like propane pressure cuts out in the valve but i can relight 30seconds later same thing. i have checked stove it burns great. is it in the waterheater propane valve. need help pease i need a cheap fix layed off right now. thank you dave
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Sep 20, 2012 • RTO Atwood Water Heater - 6 Gal LP
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I have a new Atwood 6-gal propane water heater (still under warranty). It works fine except that when warm water is flowing, the burner will start heating only after the water gets quite lukewarm. Can one...
If it's manual light, then only dial or lever on gas control is adjustable, and you can try turning it up a little at a time. It will increase water temperature so be careful, but that should also make it kick back in sooner as well. If it's electronic ignition, there is 2 or 3 heat settings available in thermostats ( little disc behind foam cover under pressure relief valve) . Obviously on those, if you choose higher temperature, it cuts back in sooner as well. If you have electric element, they have a thermostat on rear of water heater as well, behind electrical connection box. If your not 100% sure what I'm saying here, get back with model number of heater inside cover and I'll tell you your options. Please remember to be careful of scalding when you turn up the temperature.
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Oct 20, 2010 • RTO Atwood Water Heater - 6 Gal LP
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I own a 31' trailer which has an ATWOOD G6A-8E RV Water Heater, 6 Gal electronic ignition, 2 yrs ago the pressure relief valve would open up and empty the hot water tank completely, it did this several...
Most electronic ignition models only show the red light if there is a problem, (did not ignite) for one reason or another. To start with, make sure your propane is on, and you have a good flame at stove top burner, just to be sure the water heater is getting propane, and all air is bled from the line, which may cause water heater to go into check. (red light) If it does, shut switch off, and retry. Let me know what happens. As far as pressure relief opening and emptying the water heater, and your sure it's not a faulty pressure relief valve, then there's 2 things to start with checking. 1st, does the water seem extremely hot, thus a possible faulty thermostat &/or ECO . Secondly, if the incoming water pressure is too high, that will also cause it to leak bad. Try installing a pressure regulator (usually 40 psi.) at your hose connection. Let me know what you find.
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May 25, 2010 • RTO Atwood Water Heater - 6 Gal LP
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I have a G6A-7E electronic ignite water heater.
Make sure propane is on and getting to your stove burners ok, first, then try switching it back on. If it fails to ignite, shut switch off and try a couple of times, if still no ignition, get back to me.
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May 24, 2010 • RTO Atwood Water Heater - 6 Gal LP
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Have an G6A-8E Atwood water heater. It Starts fine and shuts down after a couple of seconds. I can see the diode in the control board continue to spark after ignition I replaced the igniter.
If it has the little thermal cut-off in power wire to thermostat (has a little plastic jacket over it) try removing it, and connect female spade from power wire, directly to male spade on thermostat, and see what happens. Also, make sure electrode is positioned in flame good for flame sensing properly.
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May 21, 2010 • RTO Atwood Water Heater - 6 Gal LP
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I HAVE A 6 GAL ATWOOD WITH ELECTRONIC IGNITION ,I HAVE CHANGED THE ECO AND TSTATS I HAVE CHECKED THE CONTROL BOARD ( ITS GOOD ) THE GROUND IS GOOD ,IT WILL START AND RUN FOR 1 MIN AND SHUT DOWN CHECKING...
One thing you may want to try, if it has electronic ignition, is to remove the thermal cut-off diode from the circuit temporarily. It's the little diode inside the clear plastic tube, that is connected to your incoming power wire, and connects to thermostat. Simply remove it from the spade connector at the thermostat, and pull it apart at spade connector from incoming power wire, and connect incoming power wire to spade connector on thermostat. If you try to light it now, and all works good, the diode is faulty, and should be replaced.
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May 11, 2010 • RTO Atwood Water Heater - 6 Gal LP
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We believe we are to turn on the water electric button to start the heater. Directions say the light should go out when ignition occurs. It won't go out.
If your water heater has an electric element, as well as electronic ignition for gas operation, you may be getting them mixed up. One switch should show like a lightning bolt beside it,(that's for hydro use) the other will show a small gas flame beside it.(that's to turn on ignition for gas operation.)
If you only have one, my guess is it's for electronic ignition. When you turn that on, you should hear the water heater trying to ignite outside.("click,click,click) and then burner should ignite if you have your propane on. Get back to me with your model number of the heater, behind cover outside, and I can tell by that what you have as far as just gas, gas and electric, etc.
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Apr 26, 2010 • RTO Atwood Water Heater - 6 Gal LP
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Atwood 6 gal w/h won't stay lit longer than 12 minutes
After it is stored for the 2 weeks, do you turn water on to it, then bleed out any air through the taps before lighting it? If not try that and see what happens and let me know if any different.
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Mar 14, 2010 • RTO Atwood Water Heater - 6 Gal LP
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10 gal atwood water heater goes through 2-3 cycles on gas befor it will stay lit
If propane has been off for some time, good chance air in line, and it takes 2 or 3 tries to bleed air out. If this happens while you've been using it regularly, then maybe a cleaning of electrode would help, as it is a flame sensor as well.
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Jan 10, 2010 • RTO Atwood Water Heater - 6 Gal LP
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