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htgrimmi
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Jun 16, 2014

Suburban SW6P Water Heater Intermittent Flame Out on Start

I have a 2007 Gulfstream Amerilite 25BH with a Suburban SW6P water heater that will intermittently flame out on startup. Here are some notes and observations. -The pilot light is nice and blue and ...
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htgrimmi
Explorer
Jun 24, 2014
Correct, it is a propane only unit.

It really appears to be a gas valve issue. Sometimes it comes on fine, other time the initial hiss from the gas is very faint and I get the flame out.

I'm leaning heavily to putting in the 10 gallon lightning rod 625w unit and going electric.

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