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Choose the symptom or code that matches your unit. Confirm the exact model and control generation against the rating plate before following model-specific instructions.

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Girard Tankless Reset Button: Clear a Lockout

How to clear a Girard GSWH-2 lockout with a faucet or 12 V reset, when one reset is reasonable, and which codes or smells mean stop.

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Girard Tankless Troubleshooting: Codes & Lockouts

Girard RV tankless not heating? Most cases are an E1/E2 ignition lockout, low 12 V, an ECO trip, a probe fault, or freeze mode. What each means.

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