Hot Water Heater Just stopped working
Ok, so I am not what you would consider a newbie as I have been RVing in one form or another for about 40 years. I often do my own troubleshooting and repair for all things mechanical. I have even cha...
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thermal fuse blow when exposed to 190*F.....flame/excessive heat blow back from combustion chamber
T-stat has NOTHING to do with this.
Flame sputtering......
gas flow/air mixing is not in balance
Remove burner tube.......clean with bottle brush
Remove orifice....soak in alcohol and then blow dry.....very low pressure (just pucker up and blow on it) NO poking things thru it!!
Run a wire thru combustion chamber and out exhaust... tie a rag to wire and pull back thru 'U' tube\
Reassemble.
Install new thermal fuse
Fire it up...adjust air shutter so flame is Strong, BLUE and slight roar
DONE..hot water (t-stat will shut down when temp reaches 140*F)
T-stat has NOTHING to do with this.
Flame sputtering......
gas flow/air mixing is not in balance
Remove burner tube.......clean with bottle brush
Remove orifice....soak in alcohol and then blow dry.....very low pressure (just pucker up and blow on it) NO poking things thru it!!
Run a wire thru combustion chamber and out exhaust... tie a rag to wire and pull back thru 'U' tube\
Reassemble.
Install new thermal fuse
Fire it up...adjust air shutter so flame is Strong, BLUE and slight roar
DONE..hot water (t-stat will shut down when temp reaches 140*F)
