Suburban LP Only Waterheater

[diftw]

A friend of ours is having an issue with his LP only Suburban waterheater. When he tries to ignite it, you can hear it trying to light but it doesn’t. He said he tried to light it manually this weekend-it started to work then shut off almost immediately.

Would anyone have any ideas why it is not lighting. I believe the camper is a new Wildwood X-Lite.

Thanks.

[RJsfishin]

Hot wire 12v to the gas valve,....lite it manually. If it burns correctly,
its a stat or board problem.
You can use it that way till its fixed... (if you need to) but set your timer for 30 minutes !!!!

And I dint tell you that

[Old-Biscuit]

Suburban SW6D.....6 gal direct spark ignition

Check out:
DSI---Pg 10
Diagnosis #3 Pg 14
Troubleshooting Guide Pg 18
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Suburban_Water_Heater_Service_Manual.pdf

[diftw]

enblethen wrote:
Is this a pilot light or a DSI water heater?
DSI could have dirty or restricted burner tube, bad gas valve, or improperly adjusted ignitor flame sensor.
Pilot light version could be bad gas valve or bad thermo-couple.

Thank you-it is a DSI.

[enblethen]

Is this a pilot light or a DSI water heater?
DSI could have dirty or restricted burner tube, bad gas valve, or improperly adjusted ignitor flame sensor.
Pilot light version could be bad gas valve or bad thermo-couple.

[diftw]

SoundGuy-yes that is what he will do if it isn’t something easy to fix on his own.
2oldman-plugged into power and everything else electrical seems to be working well.

[2oldman]

Battery

[SoundGuy]

diftw wrote:
Would anyone have any ideas why it is not lighting. I believe the camper is a new Wildwood X-Lite.

Could be any one of a number of issues but since this trailer is new & under warranty wouldn't the obvious solution be to have his dealer address the problem?