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10-03-2018, 12:23 PM
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Location: Seward NE
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Atwood water heater issue
Heats water OK on initial start up. On re heat the unit goes into fault. The burner lights and ignitor continues to spark for a few seconds until it shuts down. Electric is OK. Looking for any assistance in trouble shooting this. Otherwise a trip to a dealer. Thoughts and ideas appreciated. Roger
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10-03-2018, 12:45 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Northern Nevada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerWo
Heats water OK on initial start up. On re heat the unit goes into fault. The burner lights and ignitor continues to spark for a few seconds until it shuts down. Electric is OK. Looking for any assistance in trouble shooting this. Otherwise a trip to a dealer. Thoughts and ideas appreciated. Roger
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10-03-2018, 12:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerWo
Heats water OK on initial start up. On re heat the unit goes into fault. The burner lights and ignitor continues to spark for a few seconds until it shuts down. Electric is OK. Looking for any assistance in trouble shooting this. Otherwise a trip to a dealer. Thoughts and ideas appreciated. Roger
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First...find the flame sensor in the burner tube. Fire up WH and see if flame is touching the flame sensor. System only looks for heat for a few seconds before it will go to fault. If sensor is not getting enough heat, system thinks there is no flame and shuts the gas off.
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10-03-2018, 03:14 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Seward NE
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Atwood water heater
It seems to me that the flame sensor would have to be OK or it would not work when the water is being heated from cold. It only seems to go into lock out after the initial burst of hot water has been used and the heater needs to restart to replenish the hot water used.
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10-04-2018, 01:57 PM
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Atwood Water Heater Problem
Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerWo
Heats water OK on initial start up. On re heat the unit goes into fault. The burner lights and ignitor continues to spark for a few seconds until it shuts down. Electric is OK. Looking for any assistance in trouble shooting this. Otherwise a trip to a dealer. Thoughts and ideas appreciated. Roger
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My husband and I experienced this when on vacation...not fun. We found a super RV repair location in Rapid City, SD. If your water heater was made during a specific period the control panels that were made were defective. If you remove the entire panel, then an RV dealer can check it and make sure it is faulty before you buy a new one and replace it. Atwood makes a replacement and offers a guarantee of 30 days! There is an aftermarket panel that has a guarantee of 2 years. Made me feel Atwood didn't have much faith in their own product. We bought the aftermarket unit and have been pleased. The RV repair shop told us they had replaced over 10 of these panels on Atwood water heaters in less than 1 week. Hope this helps.
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10-04-2018, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by king1418
My husband and I experienced this when on vacation...not fun. We found a super RV repair location in Rapid City, SD. If your water heater was made during a specific period the control panels that were made were defective. If you remove the entire panel, then an RV dealer can check it and make sure it is faulty before you buy a new one and replace it. Atwood makes a replacement and offers a guarantee of 30 days! There is an aftermarket panel that has a guarantee of 2 years. Made me feel Atwood didn't have much faith in their own product. We bought the aftermarket unit and have been pleased. The RV repair shop told us they had replaced over 10 of these panels on Atwood water heaters in less than 1 week. Hope this helps.
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Very interesting. I will definitely be checking the circuit board out when I get a chance. Sounds to me like Atwood is trying to evade a real issue with these boards, especially when they will only offer a 30 day guarantee on a replacement board. I appreciate your response and hopefully if any other reader's have run into this issue, they will respond. Thanks again, Roger
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11-18-2018, 11:20 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Seward NE
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Water heater
I removed the circuit board and had it tested at RV dealer. Board tested okay. They recommended I replace the ignitor if I have further problems. So far I have replaced the dsl/stat switch's and rerigged and adjusted the propane burner assembly to factory spec's. Unit seems to operate correctly when the heater is used from a cold start, which was as far as I could test it due to weather. If I still have the same problem once I can fully test it, does anyone have an opinion on what I should do next? The recommendation to do the ignitor was based on the fact that it was much less expensive than replacing the circuit board.
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11-18-2018, 11:28 PM
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My work and play did that from day one. I bought a new control board and it's worked since then. Frustrating for sure that we have to improve on factory "new" it. Blows me away how poorly regulated this industry is. Especially for that these units cost.
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11-20-2018, 07:14 PM
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Location: Seward NE
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I'm inclined to agree with replacing the board if the problem continues. It doesn't make any sense to me that the ignitor is the problem since it works fine on initial heat up.
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11-20-2018, 08:47 PM
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Just replace the board. That's the problem.
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12-03-2018, 10:20 PM
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Location: Arkansas
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The board has a bad solder joint . Will make a meter lie to you every time. If you have good eyes and can find the weak solder joint you can fix it. Depends on how much time you have on hand. Look for a small black spot. Then again it depends on how much $$ your time is worth. A new board will save you from aggravation.
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12-03-2018, 10:53 PM
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Just as confused as you
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Location: south central Wisconsin
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A bad solder joint will not always be visible. I have never seen a bad joint with a black spot. There might be a hairline separation between the component and the solder that makes contact when everything is cold and looses continuity when hot. In this case it should separate before the WH reaches set temperature.
The aftermarket board king 1418 mentioned in post #5 is a dinosaur board. They have a great reputation. Ignitor Board Index page
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12-04-2018, 08:23 PM
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Location: Seward NE
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OK Given the fact that I will need to replace the circuit board, it looks like I have two choices at about the same cost. Either the Atwood 91365 or the Dinosaur UIB 64. Looks like the Dinosaur will take a little extra effort since the size and possibly the electrical hook up may be a little different. Would like to know what the opinions are of these two options. Thanks, R.
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12-04-2018, 10:26 PM
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Location: Northern Nevada
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Hey RogerWo.....Is your trailer under warrant? If so they will replace it and not cost you a dime..I would pull the board out and replace with same...If you fill out your signature it would help us help you...Good luck.... 
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12-04-2018, 10:41 PM
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Not under warranty. Just curious if the after market board is a better solution.
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12-04-2018, 11:13 PM
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Hey......I would go with the best warranty period......Call the aftermarket place with the # on your board and go from there......Good luck and warm showers to ya....LOL
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2018 Rockwood 8299bs
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Firestone Airbag Ride Rite system
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12-05-2018, 09:17 AM
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The Dinosaur boards have a great reputation, and that's the one I'd suggest.
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12-07-2018, 02:17 PM
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Location: Seward NE
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I ordered the Dinosaur board and probably will not install it until we are in a warmer climate hopefully next month. Once I get it installed, I will update this post. Thanks, R
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