New Atwood 6 gal water heater has very low hot water output flow - Dealer just replaced my old Atwood 6 gal water heater with one of the new units that has LP/Elec/Heat Exchanger design. Now my hot water flow is very low at any sink or in shower. Is there a flow restrictor or check valve or filter that could be the culprit? Installation is in a 1996 Jayco Designer MH.

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Call one of the motor home supplier and you will be able to get it.

SOURCE: Atwwod 10 gal gas/elec water heater won't work on elec.

THE LIGHTED SWITCH SHOULD BE THE 12V ENERGY SOURCE TO ACTIVATE THE LP SIDE OF THE HEATER. THERE SHOULDN'T BE A LIGHTED SWITCH FOR THE 110 SIDE. THERE SHOULD BE A SWITCH OR A COMBINATION OF SWITCHES. ONE ON THE WALL LIKE A LIGHT SWITCH AND ONE MOUNTED BEHIND THE HEATER.

Mike Butler

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• Posted on Oct 26, 2010

SOURCE: my atwood 6 gal lp

Look to left of burner, below pressure relief valve, behind foam cover. Letters should be THERM on one and ECO on the other. Peel foam back and you'll see a little disc, with 2 male spade connectors. Don't mix up the one marked THERM, with ECO, they are different temperature settings. You might want to remove the thermal cut-out in the plastic tube and connect the wires direct (your basically going to by-pass it) and see if that cures it first. Just disconnect one end from Therm, and other from red wire, and put red wire (female spade) on male terminal at therm. I've seen them cause similar symptoms. If that cures it, buy a new thermal cut-off and install it as soon as you can, as it's a safety item in case of flame-up from burner, it shuts of power to gas valve etc, to eliminate fire.

Mike Butler

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• Posted on Feb 15, 2011

SOURCE: Exactly wher eis the ele element located on an

There should be access from inside RV to get to the back of water heater. Make sure you have the hydro breaker shut off. On the back there is a cover where hydro wires etc, go in to. That cover has to be removed to give you access to element. Once cover is off, you should see element down low. You may want to test for voltage at element, then check switch ( on side or top of cover) and reset at ECO, (push in on little reset in center of ECO ) just in case one of them was the problem, and save changing the element.Then carefully test for voltage at element terminals. If voltage there and not getting hot replace element.

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