Hello! I have a question about water heater. We have a new 2009, 20 flying cloud. Great rig we've been dreaming to own for many years. Finally we bought one. Everything works great except the heater?! It has electronic ignition switch in the bathroom. All tanks are full. The LP valves are open, all appliances are in good working order, bypass valve closed. And still no hot water?! The water flows normally from the hot side of the faucet . The red light goes on and off three times and when its off I can hear that the spark tries to ignite, but then the light on the electronic switch( in the bathroom) goes on and after that nothing happens it stays on. It seems like the gas from LP Bottles is not getting to the spark. Please help, maybe there is another gas valve somewhere? Or maybe it is a factory defect or something else. I am new to the airstream. Dmitry
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When the red light is on, it indicates that the heater did not light. It will come on when you first turn on the switch but in a moment it should go off and stay off.
When ever I turn on the gas in my 20', I immediately light the stove as it is farthest from the LP tanks. It take a while for the air to be purged and the stove to light. Then my water heater, heat and refrigerator all light on the first try.
Hello! I have a question about water heater. We have a new 2009, 20 flying cloud. Great rig we've been dreaming to own for many years. Finally we bought one. Everything works great except the heater?! It has electronic ignition switch in the bathroom. All tanks are full. The LP valves are open, all appliances are in good working order, bypass valve closed. [And still no hot water?! The water flows normally from the hot side of the faucet . The red light goes on and off three times and when its off I can hear that the spark tries to ignite, but then the light on the electronic switch( in the bathroom) goes on and after that nothing happens it stays on. It seems like the gas from LP Bottles is not getting to the spark. Please help, maybe there is another gas valve somewhere? Or maybe it is a factory defect or something else. I am new to the airstream. Dmitry
Look underneath the trailer.
There could be a manual LPG shut off valve for the water heater.
Hello! I have a question about water heater. We have a new 2009, 20 flying cloud. Great rig we've been dreaming to own for many years. Finally we bought one. Everything works great except the heater?! It has electronic ignition switch in the bathroom. All tanks are full. The LP valves are open, all appliances are in good working order, bypass valve closed. And still no hot water?! The water flows normally from the hot side of the faucet . The red light goes on and off three times and when its off I can hear that the spark tries to ignite, but then the light on the electronic switch( in the bathroom) goes on and after that nothing happens it stays on. It seems like the gas from LP Bottles is not getting to the spark. Please help, maybe there is another gas valve somewhere? Or maybe it is a factory defect or something else. I am new to the airstream. Dmitry
When you arrive at your campsite, I would also suggest you light your stove first to get the gas purged before you flip the switch for the HWH. It helps to get the gas flowing. If that doesn't work and your red light continues to come on I would take it back to the dealer. You could have a defective spark probe.
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If your WH is an Atwood, get a "Thermal Cutoff Service Kit" from your dealer or Camping World. Simple little fix, pull old one out, plug new one in. Mine did the exact thing you are describing last year. Part cost is about $20. And thanks to Doug at AS of Spokane for telling me about this. Hope this helps.
If your WH is an Atwood, get a "Thermal Cutoff Service Kit" from your dealer or Camping World. Simple little fix, pull old one out, plug new one in. Mine did the exact thing you are describing last year. Part cost is about $20. And thanks to Doug at AS of Spokane for telling me about this. Hope this helps.
Hi, like this. Mine blew it twice in five years. You can by-pass this for a test to see if it will light by plugging the brown wire with white tracer in directly. If the flame is not adjusted properly or spiders are blocking the tubes, it will flare-up and blow the Thermister. You need this to protect your system, so by-pass only to test it.
My question is even easier. I've removed the propane entirely. There is 115v to the 2 wires to the hot water element and, there is electrical continuity through the element, yet the hot water never seems to happen. How long should it take for the hot water to become hot? gowansg@suddenlink.net
I tested the hot water system today by putting the heating element in a small jar of water and it heated the water to almost boiling in 45 sec. When I screwed it back in, filled the tank, connected the wires and flipped the switch, I got slightly warmer water after 1 1/2 hrs. I know the element is working but it shouldn't take that long. Although I let the water run to get the air out of the line, each time I tried the hot water there was air in the line again. I'm sure there is no leak. I'm still puzzled at why it takes so long to heat the water so slightly.
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Hi, like this. Mine blew it twice in five years. You can by-pass this for a test to see if it will light by plugging the brown wire with white tracer in directly. If the flame is not adjusted properly or spiders are blocking the tubes, it will flare-up and blow the Thermister. You need this to protect your system, so by-pass only to test it.
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