Bowen water heater

[76'Sovereign]

Hey all,
I'm new to this. I just bought a 76 Sovereign 31 ft. trailer and love it!! Although it needs alot of work to it. I am trying to fix the water heater, but the gas valve/thermostat is not coming out of the tank. Are the treads on the old units reverse? or are they standard?
Thanks,
Tim

[Janet H]

standard.

Welcome to the forums.

[scottanlily]

Hello 76 sovereign,

that bowen control unit probably is corroded into the threads in the tank.
The controller unscrews counterclockwise as stated by Janet.It may take a big wrench to get it off .If you do ,try to get a look inside,ours on our 60
trdwnd was full of corrosion .I replaced it with a suburban ten gallon.
Many like the atwoods also .

Scott of scottanlily

[76'Sovereign]

Thanks for the heads up! althought I did have to get my torch out, I did get it out.