12valve@heart |
10-24-2008 10:00 PM |
RV hot water heater question
The hot water heater being discussed is original on the '93 Jayco FS3500. Not sure of the brand.
About 2 weeks ago, I noticed that it didn't "roar" the way that it used to when it fired up. I noticed the other day that it was sooting the side of the trailer much more than previously. Today I noticed that the slotted air mix tube on the propane valve was sooted partially shut so I cleaned it all up and when I fired it up, it "roared" like it used to but I noticed a few minutes after shutdown that a flame popped out of the air mix slots at the valve so I shut it back off.
My guess is that the gas valve is leaking. Does that sound like a reasonable assessment and if so, how do you go about cleaning that valve?
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