Suburban water heater will not keep heating
I have a Suburban ten gallon water heater which is just over one year old. (It was a replacement). Suddenly, it quit working. I have replaced the gas valve unit, the high temp thermostat unit, and the...
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1. I hope you did not buy the parts. Suburban has a 2 year warranty
2. If you DID buy the parts, this is a perfect example of ignorance in repair---Throwing parts at a problem which is why most Appliance suppliers refuse to deal with NON professional Service Technicians for warranty or after warranty help.
3. If you had a Shop doing this work, I would NOT let them work on my RV again.
4. Your symptoms point to a defective Spark Electrode. (Cheapest part you could replace). The Spark Electrode transmits the spark current and the returns the ac voltage to the board to signal flame. If it has microscopic cracks in the Porcelain, it cannot return the AC voltage signal. Doug
2. If you DID buy the parts, this is a perfect example of ignorance in repair---Throwing parts at a problem which is why most Appliance suppliers refuse to deal with NON professional Service Technicians for warranty or after warranty help.
3. If you had a Shop doing this work, I would NOT let them work on my RV again.
4. Your symptoms point to a defective Spark Electrode. (Cheapest part you could replace). The Spark Electrode transmits the spark current and the returns the ac voltage to the board to signal flame. If it has microscopic cracks in the Porcelain, it cannot return the AC voltage signal. Doug
