sin cal hd wrote:
I can hear the igniter click and smell propane. I was able to light with a bic lighter. It shuts off after a few seconds. I only get it to flow the propane after I run water a few seconds, almost sensing low water to reheat again.
First, it is not sensing "low water", it is sensing COLD water !
Second, I have been fighting with a water heater that works "most of the time". Mine has a light by the power switch inside. If the light is on, the burner did not re-light.
(In my case, if I cycle the power switch inside it will light the burner the second time.)If you can see the sparker sparking and you smell gas you should be more than half way there !These water heaters have MULTIPLE safety systems built in. The primary is the 2 thermostatic switches. They are usually behind a piece of sticky foam tape. Remove the switches and clean the face of the switches with a Scotch-Brite. Also clean the side of the tank that these switches are touching.
Because you are getting propane these are must likely working properly.There is also a "flame sensor" built in to the end of the sparker. It is does not "sense" a flame within 10-15 seconds after turning on the gas, it will turn it off and light the fault light inside.
