Dometic 6 gal GAS/Electric is Narrower and deeper then the Atwood 6 gal Gas/Electric and requires the 'door kit' (94016) ---spacer plates to close up each side and wider door panel to enclose the whole unit
Dometic moved the Electric Element to the outside compartment. To do so they relocated the combustion/exhaust 'U' tube to the center of tank and it is now stack vs the diagonal 'U' tube in Atwood models
Biggest issue is the location of the Thermal Fuse....it is now between the combustion/exhaust where heat builds up and causes it to trip...then has to be replaced for WH to work
The other issue is with Gas Burner Tube....NO Air Shutter like Atwood which allowed fine tuning of Air/Fuel Mixture
*Same set up Suburban WHs have used for decades but Dometic didn't get the design right or door is obstructing airflow
Plus they have a Slew of Bad Circuit Boards...something they should have learned from their board issue back in 2014-2016
The NEW Dometic 6 gal does NOT have a version with Heat Exchanger....motor coolant flow to heat while driving
**Dometic now has the NEW 10 gal Versions
Better to remove/repair your old Atwood
Do you have a neighbor that can help....remove it, take it to weld shop and reinstall it for you
Mobile RV Techs want to R&R cause it is easier and less time consuming
**If leak in tank is in area where Pan/Tank have to be separated then you will need New Seal Ring/Gasket set for the Combustion & Exhaust
Ports (they hold the pan tight to tank)
Atwood 96010
https://pdxrvwholesale.com/products/...sket-kit-96010