John&Joey
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RJsfishin wrote:My board WAS a hit and miss, long after thoroughly cleaning every connection.
And it seemed ambient temp changed the hit and miss also.
Yes, but aren't you glad you KNOW FOR A FACT that it was the board after doing all the proper trouble shooting first.
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wa8yxm
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hen mine was new it would do that till I warmed it up electrically.. Then it worked normally.. Sometimes if you keep trying it will eventually take off. I do not know why but suspect mositrure in the burner area not fully burning off right away.
Had a problem with my Attwood Furnace.. same symptoms basically... Finally replaced the control board with a new Dinosaur board and have the following comments.
Both the OEM and the Dino board appear to be Made in the USA OEM on east coast, Dino on west coast.
Dino board: Visual inspection: appears to be very well made, it appears to have a couple of components designed to PREVENT the kind of failure I believe the OEM suffered as well. I anticipate long life.
Dino Board: Test and use: It has a longer "cool down" than the OEM board, and thus should save me a bit on propane as well. Worked... Perfectly.
Dino board: Summary: Very happy (And warm) Customer.
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
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boatms03
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spoke with the attwood tech department. they told me it was the electrodes. the electrodes are also a flame sensor. he said once once the flame is ignited the electrode looks for a flame, if it does not sense the flame it shuts off the gas. the circuit board will reset and reignite three times. that is exactly what mine is doing. I have checked and cleaned all connections, gas valve and exhaust tube.
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boatms03
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changed the spark probe today and it fixed the problem. glad I started with the less expensive part first, and did not order the circuit board!
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John&Joey
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boatms03 wrote:changed the spark probe today and it fixed the problem. glad I started with the less expensive part first, and did not order the circuit board!
Good for you!!! But.... next time take some very fine sandpaper and clean the spark probe off. Sometimes it will get sooted up and not allow the board to sense the flame. Now that really is doing the cheapest thing first.
I'm sure it was the probe and the cleaning would not have fixed it. I just always like to see troubleshooting from the simplest/cheapest to the hardest/most expensive being done. 9 times out of 10 it's the simple stuff that go.
Thanks for posting back, it helps others.
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boatms03
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yea I did clean and sand the probes, cleaned the valve, cleaned the exhaust tube.... I did all I could before replacing parts! simple things first!
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Old-Biscuit
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boatms03 wrote:yea I did clean and sand the probes, cleaned the valve, cleaned the exhaust tube.... I did all I could before replacing parts! simple things first!
I live by the K.I.S.S. principle.
Glad to hear it's fixed & working for you
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7ofus
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Mine did exactly the same thing after sitting for a month or so. I replaced the electrode/sensor and about a year later it started doing it again. Now, I just aim a hair dryer at it for about 30 seconds and then it works. It continues to work fine unless I park it for a couple of months. It appears that moisture is slowly getting into the ceramic part of the sensor.
I think it is just the water heaters way of telling me to go camping more often.
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PUCampin
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I'll add my experience with my water heater. My ignitor stopped working, so I cleaned it with no result. I could light it by hand but it would not stay lit. Replaced the probe, same problem. So I replaced the circuit board with a dinosaur.
Here is where I created my own problem and want to caution anyone who buys a dinosaur replacement. The dinosaur board had mounting holes on the corners, the oem had 2 in the middle. I did not think much of it, just used some sheet metal screws in the new locations. 1, 2, 3, 4 .... Uh Oh. drip drip. I did not consider the location of the tank and new mounting holes, number 4 went right in to it!! I had to pull out the heater, COMPLETELY take it apart, and take the tank to a friend who did a heli-arc patch on it. What a pain!!
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Aussiecowdog
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boatms03 wrote:changed the spark probe today and it fixed the problem. glad I started with the less expensive part first, and did not order the circuit board!
I am going at noon today to get a new spark probe/igniter assembly for a G6A-8E. Hoping the board is good.
We have the same result mentioned earlier; 3 burner cycles, then nothing.
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