We get called so often to answer questions about things that seem to be broken in their travel trailer or motor home. It is not funny, but sometimes the fix is so easy to do we have to laugh a little. Before a person gets angry about us laughing about it, please know some of the basic fixes I am talking about are problems that I encountered myself. On certain ones I now laugh at myself because of the answer to the fix. This is my story about one instance.
On arriving at the campground, I began setting everything up. I am leveling the travel trailer, putting out the awning, hooking the water hose up, turning on the refrigerator, and lighting the water heater. Uh oh, the water heater will not light. There is a spark, but it will not light. I will not go into the whole story, but I will tell this audience that, on my own, I diagnosed the problem. I did not call the store for help. What I did manage, was to turn on the gas!!
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I laugh now, but at the time, it was not funny. All experienced campers know the scenario. One gets stressed. Then your blood pressure rises. Surely, we are not going to ask for help. We can fix it. Oh, I left one out. Your spouse wants to know why it takes so long to light the water heater that worked a week ago. Then after scratching your head a few minutes, a light in your head goes off, and one goes and turn on the gas. Remember in the movie Christmas Vacation when Clark could not get the lights to work? If one does, then they can visualize that part of the movie. They can see what happens to us when we get frustrated about something not working.
So do not be upset that I laugh about this sometimes. First, please know I am not laughing at anyone. I am laughing about how often it happens. I am also laughing because I will never forget that I encountered the same problem. The story, told often, leaves a lot of people laughing at me!
Anytime one finds somethings not working in your RV, do not let yourself become Clark. RV water heaters can be complicated, but in some cases, the fix is not difficult no matter what the problem is. Stop for a moment, take a deep breath, and think about the most obvious and straightforward thing that might cause it not to work. When one figures out what that is, go and check it. I can not believe how often this will solve your problem. I am not saying that this is always the fix, I am just saying to try the most straightforward things first. If that does not fix it, then one can begin the stress and rising blood pressure scenario.
Luckily, there are only two main brands of RV water heaters. Atwood RV water heaters are probably one of the most recognized, but Suburban RV water heaters are extremely common too. With there only being two manufactures to deal with, help is not far away when one needs it.
I wish you the best of luck in your repairs and for safety in all your travels.
My RV Water Heater Won't Light
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