Rv Gas Water Heater Won T Stay Lit

When i turn it on it fires up for about 10 seconds then stops then fires up again and keeps repeating this cycle as long as the switch is on.

Rv gas water heater won t stay lit.

Atwood water heater won t stay lit it is the dsi model with propane 120 vac and motoraid heat exchanger. If your gas water heater doesn t stay lit you may have a defective control thermostat. If you don t get a spark your system could have an electrode that is bent or carbon grounding. If air manages to enter the lp or the liquid propane lines it becomes a hindrance to the water heater and it won t light.

Thankfully a dirty pilot tube is the easiest issue to fix. Okay but what if you get through each of these steps and still can t figure out what s wrong. It tries several times and then quits. As a result the pilot doesn t get enough fuel to stay lit.

To detect whether it is the air causing the problem light the stove burners and consequently switch on the rv water heater. This control is part of the gas valve assembly and normally has a dial that will allow for temperature adjustment and will also have a probe that monitors the water temperature. Dirt and debris can collect in the pilot tube causing the flow of gas to be blocked. Don dear don this is a result of the control.

The last step of the rv water heater troubleshooting process is to turn off the lp system to check for a spark. This is a question from a reader to chris dougherty certified rv technician when he was our technical editor dear chris my automatic ignition hot water heater in our motor home ignites but won t stay on. The gas supply to the pilot assembly is controlled by this valve.