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IndianaJared
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Jun 15, 2020

Any help? First camper/trip issue with water heater.

Thanks in advance. Had a heck of time getting the pilot light to stay lit. Once it did finally stay lit it looked very small (smaller than a pencil eraser) which seemed odd. When I would switch from ...
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Beverley_Ken
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Jun 15, 2020
I agree with Roger, probably a blockage (spiders etc). There is a brush made for cleaning BBQ tubes, about 1" diameter on a loong flexible handle. Run it through the propane burner tubes and then the chimney, follow up with some compressed air. A general cleaning and then try it.

Ken

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