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09-15-2018, 08:19 AM
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2 Rivet Member
Loretto
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 25
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Dometic Water Heater Igniter Board
After 29 years of happy heating, our original 6 gal Dometic unit bit the dust. We replaced with the AS recommended unit, a Dometic G6A-8E-SP. Only problem is the igniter board failed after less than 1 month. Good news is it's covered under warranty and the folks at Dometic have been easy to deal with. The failed board has a Zhongding sticker on it. The word is these boards have been problematic from the gitgo. Anyone have intel on this? I'd like to repair the bad board and keep it as a spare, unless the failure is a result of a bad design.
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1989 Excella 25'
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09-15-2018, 09:10 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2019 27' Globetrotter
2023 30' Classic
Denver
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 278
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The current wisdom seems to be install a Dinosaure brand ignitor board and keep the warranty board as a backup. By all reports the Dinosaure boards are bulletproof where as even the replacement warranty boards seem to have a high failure rate.
www.dinosaurelectronics.com/
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09-15-2018, 09:32 AM
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Rivet Master
1987 32' Excella
Nepean
, Ontario
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,414
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Look on ebay for a new Dinosaur UIB64 (universal ignition board). FYI, going to a dealer means that they only get 1/2 hour from Dometic to do the repair - that does not include the time to diagnose over the phone with Dometic to have them agree to send a replacement board. You will end up with haing to pay 1 hour of labor anyhow, so you might as well get the board and DIY. Make sure your HW heater switch is OFF when you swap the boards.
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AIR 12148
1987 Excella 32-foot
1999 Dodge Ram 2500HD Diesel
WBCCI 8080
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09-15-2018, 12:52 PM
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Trailer Sold, Waving
2019 26' Flying Cloud
Stettler
, Alberta
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 1,032
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A good graphic artist could make some real coin coming up with a sticker showing a broken Dometic circuit board, or one getting eaten by a dinosaur. Airstream could give one with each new trailer.
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2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
2019 Airstream Flying Cloud 26RBQ
WBCCI #6679
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09-16-2018, 10:16 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1992 26' Land Yacht
Wickes
, Arkansas
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 70
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Gas heater boards
I would not use anything but a Dianasor board. Thry are bullet proof - not to say that they cannot fail, but if they do there is a no question replacement. I did have a failure with one and called Dianasor and they talked me throug the diagnostic process and detemined it was a failure and had a replacement shipped immediatly. Also, thier refrigerator boards are equally as dependable and with the same support.
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Bob & Dorothy
1992 Land Yacht TT
WBCCI # 4550
Arkansas Razorback Airstream Club
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09-16-2018, 11:56 AM
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2 Rivet Member
Loretto
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 25
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Thanks for your advice. Troubling that the replacement board may fail as well. I would be more concerned if Dometic sent another Zhongding board, but the new one is totally different.
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1989 Excella 25'
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09-16-2018, 12:51 PM
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1 Rivet Member
Vintage Kin Owner
MISSOULA
, Montana
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 6
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+1 for the Dinosaur board.
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09-16-2018, 06:50 PM
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Iron tepee #35
1993 34' Excella
andalusia
, Illinois
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 95
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I just replaced the same unit. The board was defective right out of the box!
I cad to buy a new board locally and will try to hash it out with dometic ASAP. Wish me luck. ☹️
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09-16-2018, 10:01 PM
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Rivet Master
2022 25' Flying Cloud
NCR
, Ontario
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 3,103
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get a dinosaur board and get AS to pay for it
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