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Old 11-23-2016, 01:46 AM   #1
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Propane water heater fired up but does not stay on..

Hello; My propane water heater fired up nice and the flame is good but it will not stay on long enough to heat the water and then will not restart until next morning. Any thoughts??

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Old 11-23-2016, 03:05 AM   #2
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Hello; My propane water heater fired up nice and the flame is good but it will not stay on long enough to heat the water and then will not restart until next morning. Any thoughts??
Sounds like a bad thermocouple, not keeping the gas valve open,
May be a cheep and easy fix
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Just had a thought....bad gas valve not opening fully or a kinked line? you use up what gas is in the line and must wait overnight for the gas to sneak by the kink or gas valve & rebuild pressure.....
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Old 11-23-2016, 07:13 PM   #4
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Looks like bad thermostats

Thank you for your prompt reply. I lost voltage across one on the thermostats after running just a short time. Looks like the problem. Thanks again for heading me in the right direction. Hank
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