Suburban hot water heater

[litespan46]

My 10 gallon suburban hot water heater worked first couple of times and it worked fine on propane. Last week tried to fire off on propane , it did not work. At first it made the clicking sound then stopped. The switch inside the trailer initially had the red led come on then it stopped coming on. I checked for spiders, none, I have propane and I am at a loss what comes next. I didn't have my fluke meter with me last week but I will have it with me next time . It does work on electric .

Thanks

[Joe_GA]

I found this. I know there are other sources.

https://manuals.heartlandowners.org/...ban%20V1.3.pdf

[itat]

If you haven't used it for a while you may need to bleed air out of the propane lines. Light the stove burners for about 30 seconds and that should get the air out of the lines. I have the same problem when trying to run the refrigerator on propane. Beyond that others will have far more expertise than me.

[DaveSchwartz]

You don't say what trailer you have but if the water heater is the farthest thing from the propane tanks, it just may take a few times to get the air out of the line. My old TT had the WH at the rear and it always took quite a few lighting attempts before it would run properly. It will only try to light three times before it quits with the red light on (this is a safety feature). After it has given up, you have to turn off the switch for 10 seconds before it will try another 3 times.

[Iwannacamp]

Sorry to hijack....


Mine quit on the first trip we used it(last weekend). Check it out today... igniter looked fine. Man there was a bunch of paint ashes in the burner/WH assym. Tried it a few times and keep getting the DSI failure code. I am not getting spark at the igniter. Inside I go. Take off the cover and the igniter board assym is just laying on the floor. Take the cover off and find a burnt/hot spot on the control board.

Does anyone have any experience with Suburban providing any parts assistance or am I stuck with the dealer. The RV is only about 6 months old.

[litespan46]

I got a can of compressed air , blew out the burner unit , used a long black strap to clean out burner tube Threw the switch inside fired right off . Found spiders in bottom of unit . All is good

[itat]

Good job. Others with a similar problem may find this helpful.