New Suburban Water Heater Won't Light
Howdy, New member from Colorado. We have a 1998 Gulf Stream Conquest (23 ft Class C) I installed a new Suburban water heater (WH) - gas only. After connecting it up I hit the WH switch in the co...
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1. NO such thing as a Pilot light, on your model. Just a standard flame.
2. You need to post Model number of the new W/H
3. Also, the W/H has a tri start board. It will try 3 times to light with pauses of about 15 seconds between attempts. Does it do that?
4. Turn the gas OFF, attempt to light and let it go for 5 minutes. DOES THE RED LIGHT COME ON? It should. If not, you may have miswired the new heater. Did the NEW W/H come with the same color 3 wires as the old one?
5. It could be as simple as a bad Ignition module. Doug
2. You need to post Model number of the new W/H
3. Also, the W/H has a tri start board. It will try 3 times to light with pauses of about 15 seconds between attempts. Does it do that?
4. Turn the gas OFF, attempt to light and let it go for 5 minutes. DOES THE RED LIGHT COME ON? It should. If not, you may have miswired the new heater. Did the NEW W/H come with the same color 3 wires as the old one?
5. It could be as simple as a bad Ignition module. Doug
