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SlowBro
Explorer III
Mar 30, 2015

Water heater large yellow lazy flame, lots of odor 10' away

I have a Suburban SW6DE. It seems to be heating water but the flame is large, yellow, and lazy. I'd expected tight and blue. I closed up the door and after about an hour or so, 10 feet away could stil...
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naturist
Nomad
Mar 30, 2015
X5, burner tube (or possibly air mixing chamber) obstructed by spider webs or mud-dauber nests. Clean it out, it is a carbon monoxide hazard as it is, besides being a very inefficient heater of water.

And yes, you can do it yourself. Probably just needs a coat hanger run up there and poked around gently.

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