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chilly81
Explorer
Aug 01, 2014

Water heater flame help - adjustments not having any effect

I have a 02' American Standard water heater ASEDV-6SR (6 gallon DSI) I'm trying to get dialed in (used RV - history unknown). Good news is that it's reasonably clean, starts easily, and heat works ...
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Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
Aug 01, 2014
You need to physically run a brush through the burner tube? You are not getting enough air- usually because the lp isn't traveling fast enough to draw in enough.
Problem could be low LP pressure, dirty orifice, or a spider web in the burner tube (in reverse order of odds :)).

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