Gas water heater not turning on
Hello and thanks to al ln in advance! Dry camping for first time with new trailer and could not take a hot shower? I smell the propane at the water heater and it tick tick tick ticks and nothing. I...
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Sounds like either the igniter or the flame sensor (thermocouple) or gas is out or turned off.
The thermocouple senses the flame and converts it to millivolts to keep the solenoid valve open. If no flame, the valve closes. It's a safety feature to prevent gas from flowing without a flame. If there is a flame but it turns off anyway, the thermocouple could be bad.
But before all that, check to see if your gas is turned on at the tank. Then check your stove to see if it will light and burn. Could also be air in the line and it needs to bleed. Also check to see if you have LP in your tank and it's not empty. But they close the tanks to fill them and often forget to open them back up.
The thermocouple senses the flame and converts it to millivolts to keep the solenoid valve open. If no flame, the valve closes. It's a safety feature to prevent gas from flowing without a flame. If there is a flame but it turns off anyway, the thermocouple could be bad.
But before all that, check to see if your gas is turned on at the tank. Then check your stove to see if it will light and burn. Could also be air in the line and it needs to bleed. Also check to see if you have LP in your tank and it's not empty. But they close the tanks to fill them and often forget to open them back up.
