RV Appliance Code Atlas

Dometic/Atwood combo water heater gas/electric mode failure prep

Use this when a Dometic/Atwood combo gas and electric water heater works in one mode but not the other, has lockout behavior, or needs mode-specific service notes.

Owner-safe checklist

  • Shut the water heater down if there is fuel odor, soot, overheating, repeated lockout, or water leaking around the appliance.
  • Record whether gas mode, electric mode, or both modes fail; include switch position, lockout light state, recent storage, water flow, and weather.
  • Photograph the wall switch, model label, service notes, and any visible light or control state from normal access.
  • Use qualified RV water-heater service for repeated mode failure, fuel odor, overheating, no hot water, or any diagnosis beyond normal controls.

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