water heater and furnace issue
I have a 2009 jayco octane t26y. I am having issues with both the water heater and furnace. when I turn on either one they try to light but are unsuccessful the first time I flip the switch. the water...
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sorry for the lack of updates, I have been at the deer lease all week without internet service... it was great! lol
anyway back to the problem at hand. I brought a low pressure regulator, hose and separate bottle with me when I went to deer lease. I removed the flexible supply line from the existing regulator and found no blockages in the hose. I then hooked up the regulator and hose I brought with me, and got the same results, water heater did not work. I then opened the water heater cover plate to inspect the flame sensor/igniter. I removed the igniter and cleaned it with a scotch bright pad. I reinstalled it and bent the igniter plate so the tip was deeper in the flame upon ignition. the water heater started working fine! I am not sure if cleaning it fixed it or repositioning it deeper in the flame did the trick? I didn't have any noticeable corrosion in the igniter, but it did look "new" when I reinstalled it. I just replaced the igniter/flame sensor last summer but it did not correct the problem. maybe the connection was corroded and when I removed it and replaced it, it made good connection????
as for the furnace, I did not remove it to work on it yet. I have to completely remove it from under refrig cabinet to do any work on it. It may just be a coincidence they both started having problems at the same time. the furnace will work if I try to restart it a couple of times. I will tackle it at a later date.
I did have a brownish residue inside the supply hose from the regulator to the hard line on the trailer. not sure if it is something from the tanks or just something in the gas? it wasn't sticky or anything, just a thin dark oily substance.
I reconnected the existing regulator and flexible supply line and the water heater continued to work fine.
thanks for all of the help
anyway back to the problem at hand. I brought a low pressure regulator, hose and separate bottle with me when I went to deer lease. I removed the flexible supply line from the existing regulator and found no blockages in the hose. I then hooked up the regulator and hose I brought with me, and got the same results, water heater did not work. I then opened the water heater cover plate to inspect the flame sensor/igniter. I removed the igniter and cleaned it with a scotch bright pad. I reinstalled it and bent the igniter plate so the tip was deeper in the flame upon ignition. the water heater started working fine! I am not sure if cleaning it fixed it or repositioning it deeper in the flame did the trick? I didn't have any noticeable corrosion in the igniter, but it did look "new" when I reinstalled it. I just replaced the igniter/flame sensor last summer but it did not correct the problem. maybe the connection was corroded and when I removed it and replaced it, it made good connection????
as for the furnace, I did not remove it to work on it yet. I have to completely remove it from under refrig cabinet to do any work on it. It may just be a coincidence they both started having problems at the same time. the furnace will work if I try to restart it a couple of times. I will tackle it at a later date.
I did have a brownish residue inside the supply hose from the regulator to the hard line on the trailer. not sure if it is something from the tanks or just something in the gas? it wasn't sticky or anything, just a thin dark oily substance.
I reconnected the existing regulator and flexible supply line and the water heater continued to work fine.
thanks for all of the help
