Suburban W Heater sol. leaking gas
Let me clear that up. I can fire the gas water heater fine, heats, etc. Thermostat shuts flame off, but sol stays energized? I can unplug ground wire, clicks and gas flow quits. Plug back in, and gas ...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
Can't see how 120 AC would be suspect....separte junction box, separate wiring runs etc.
I have to admit some convoluted reasoning there- simply because I have seen weirder things happen. My (flawed) thinking involves a bad ground, with enough leakage from the element to raise the water heater ground enough to backfeed through the gas valve to a ground through the module.
Theoretically, it could happen- in the real world, the water heater is grounded through the copper LP line, at least.
