I can t think of anything more frustrating than a pilot light that will not stay lit.
Atwood rv water heater will not stay lit.
When i turn it on it fires up for about 10 seconds then stops then fires up again and keeps repeating this cycle as long as the switch is on.
Other likely reasons include a bad gas valve or a partly obstructed vent.
If you have a suburban the gas air mixture is fixed.
I have an atwood gc6aa 10e water heater.
Rv water heater won t stay lit.
Since i got the trailer last summer the hot water heater won t work on gas.
Rver asks for help.
In this case i recommend the system be checked by a certified rv technician.
It will light run for 2 or 3 seconds and turn off.
Atwood water heater won t stay lit it is the dsi model with propane 120 vac and motoraid heat exchanger.
Rv water heater pilot light won t stay lit.
If i bypass the controls and hook up 12v directly to the gas valve it will run but the ignighter does not get red hot.
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