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poisonivy
Explorer
Jul 06, 2015

hot water heater

2009 big country. Hot water has quit lighting on propane had to go to electric. You don't hear it try to light when you turn it the switch on like you did before. I took the pipe off and cleaned it did not help. what do I look for?
  • OP.........
    Saw your 'other' posts in Forum Tech & Tech Support where in title you mentioned Atwood.

    That and your rig being a 2009 model help.

    You can rule out following because they are used for both electric and propane
    DC Voltage
    Circuit Board
    Thermal Cutout
    T-stats

    No spark is typically an issue with the spark electrode
    Bad connections, loose connection, wrong gap (S/B 1/8"), crack ceramic, dirty electrode
  • OP..post back with more info.

    Works OK on electric so probably not issue with t-stats unless you have one with separate set of them.

    Works OK on electric so must have DC unless you have one that uses DC for electric operation also

    Works OK on electric so circuit board must be good unless yours uses circuit board for electric

    See.....brand/model really help
    And what also helps is what does it do/what does it not do when trying to use propane? Fault light ON (Red light on panel)?

    More details/info.

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