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howardwheeler
Explorer
Feb 12, 2019

Troubleshooting Suburban Water heater not sparking to ignite

I have the 10 gallon Suburban gas electric DSI hot water heater. Electric element is working fine, but I’ve lost gas ignition. I’ve cooled down the tank (to make sure it wasn’t just shut off at the th...
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pismopete
Explorer
Feb 12, 2019
I have the same water heater and had the same problem. I took some very fine sandpaper and polished the little rod that the spark jumps to and problem solved. Good luck.

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