Spark Good, No Flame (Suburban Water Heater)
Greetings: I've been enjoying my 1996 Sierra by Cobra TT thanks to the help of the forum. Recently, a new problem developed & I wanted to get some assistance. My water heater as suddenly st...
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Thanks for all the suggestions! Unfortunately, none have worked so far. Here is what I tried:
1) Got a pipe cleaner and cleaned out the path from the LP opening to the sparker. No luck. Also, I tried Fred's suggested BBQ lighter with no luck getting a flame.
2) When the sparker is sparking and I hear the "thud", I don't smell any gas. I switched from one LP tank to the other thinking maybe I was crazy and was out of gas in one tank but no joy with getting a flame.
How does one clean out the orifice? Fred, you mentioned a "spider web put into the gas line" & required cleaning -- can you elaborate?
I'm full timing in the TT and thankfully the park where I'm staying has warm showers near. I may be taking the TT to Camping World soon to see if they have any ideas.
Thanks for the help!
1) Got a pipe cleaner and cleaned out the path from the LP opening to the sparker. No luck. Also, I tried Fred's suggested BBQ lighter with no luck getting a flame.
2) When the sparker is sparking and I hear the "thud", I don't smell any gas. I switched from one LP tank to the other thinking maybe I was crazy and was out of gas in one tank but no joy with getting a flame.
How does one clean out the orifice? Fred, you mentioned a "spider web put into the gas line" & required cleaning -- can you elaborate?
I'm full timing in the TT and thankfully the park where I'm staying has warm showers near. I may be taking the TT to Camping World soon to see if they have any ideas.
Thanks for the help!
