Water heater not igniting April 08, 2024, 08:28:02 pm I'm leaving in about a week so I went through the RV and the water heater clicks and tries a few different times but it will not ignite. I have propane going to the heater and I have propane going to the burners. I blew out the L tube with compressed air and that didn't make any difference. Where would you go from here?ON EDITI took the igniter out and cleaned the electrodes and moved them just a little closer together and it fired right up!
Re: Water heater not igniting Reply #1 – April 08, 2024, 08:49:51 pm You need to troubleshoot a bit. Maybe start with the video here?Water Heater Won’t IgniteCan you see a spark and suspect it's not getting propane? If so, your choices are a clog in the propane tube, an issue with the circuit board sending a signal to the propane valve to open, or the propane valve assembly itself.Rich
Re: Water heater not igniting Reply #2 – April 08, 2024, 09:03:28 pm Quote from: rich - April 08, 2024, 08:49:51 pmYou need to troubleshoot a bit. Maybe start with the video here?Water Heater Won’t IgniteCan you see a spark and suspect it's not getting propane? If so, your choices are a clog in the propane tube, an issue with the circuit board sending a signal to the propane valve to open, or the propane valve assembly itself.RichI got it! I cleaned off the electrodes on the igniter and moved them closer together just a pinch. And boom ...it started. 5 Likes
Re: Water heater not igniting Reply #3 – April 08, 2024, 10:44:05 pm Good move the igniter does double duty. It sparks and also proves flame. They get dirty and totally upset the apple cart. Always clean first. Jon 2 Likes