Suburban water heater

Gas heat and electric heat are two totally separate systems which do not depend on each other at all.

Could be a number of things. Unless you start checking stuff it's all a guess.

Well nohelp yet!

Does the flame try to light. can you hear the spark popping? Is the ground fault plug popped..Need some more info!!!

Could be your Thermal Fuse. If it's open circuit, and they fail due to old age, it will cause a 'no operation' and perhaps shut off power to your electric element too through a relay.

It's easily spotted as it's inside a piece of black tubing with a kink in it that's in a wire leading to the control module. Right inside the WH cabinet just under the outside panel. The fuse is 1/8" in diameter and 1/2" long. You can remove it and short out the wire ends to test by making a short jumper. Or test the fuse with an ohmmeter.

captron33 wrote:
Well nohelp yet!

Supply more information to get better replies. What have you tried/look/checked?

Suburban does NOT use a thermal fuse...so no need to look/check it

Suburban does use separate systems for electric and propane UNLESS model is a 'DEL'
That model uses a COMMON DC circuit for both electric and propane (similar to Atwood design but different)

So if you Suburban WH is a 'DEL' model then verify you have DC to On/Off Switches

Check that the High temp t-stats are reset (Push To Reset cover above gas valve)
Left side AC--right side DC/propane

Otherwise post model and more info on what it does/doesn't do
IE: sparks but no flame, flame but doesn't stay lit, AC circuit breaker trips, No AC Voltage at element etc

Dang Old-Buscuit that is the way to throw it out there..Good hear someone who has a lot more smarts than me

I found that mine blows that little 3 amp fuse. Press the switch dead nothing. Now I carry spare fuses.

Crabbypatty wrote:
I found that mine blows that little 3 amp fuse. Press the switch dead nothing. Now I carry spare fuses.

What good does carrying spare fuses do if it blows fuses?
Find/fix DC shorting issue