All,
I don't know the first thing about how a water heater valve assembly
works and have nursed my old original Bowen G6A-1 along for a couple of
years now.
I could get the pilot to light and stay on but after one tank heating
(6.2 gallons) it would flame out so to speak. It finally gave up the ghost
about a month ago and wouldn't light at all.
A recent thread on this list spurred me to get in touch with Atwood
(574.264.2131) to see if I could order a pilot assembly replacement from
them for my Bowen water heater, their part number MPD 91603. Well I did and
it arrived today. I was able to get it fitted to the control valve and the
heater tube with a little modification to the L-shaped mounting bracket.
I turned everything on and used a BBQ starter to fire the thing up. The
flame has never looked better and after almost an hour I just checked it
again to find a tank of hot water, the burner shut off and the pilot still
lit. Success!!
So if any of you are having similar problems, this assembly might just
do the trick.
Regards,
Glyn Judson, 1969 Caravel #508, Santa Monica, CA