Rv Propane Heater Won T Stay Lit

When a propane heater won t stay lit often what is happening is that the propane heater may sense that the flame is defective in some way triggering the propane heater s safety functions and causing it to shut off.

Rv propane heater won t stay lit.

Then the water heater won t fire up. The problem may be a genuine defect or it could be an issue with the sensor. And then you realize your fridge is running on electricity rather than propane. Hot water heater just noticed it.

Answered by a verified rv mechanic. Cold and helpless in anthem ariz says the pilot light on his atwood 6 gallon water heater stays on only when the button is depressed on the control valv. You are sure you filled the propane tank before you left for your rv camping trip. This is a question from a reader to chris dougherty certified rv technician when he was our technical editor.

The rv furnace will fire up but for some reason won t stay turned on. My rv furnace won t stay on. Luckily if your rv propane is not flowing it s easy to troubleshoot and resolve. The fan starts then ten seconds later the burner starts runs for about ten seconds or less then stops.

Rv water heater won t stay lit. Hot water heater propane lights then goes out and clicks repeatedly won t stay lit. But now the rv propane is not flowing. The heater stayed on this time.

I replaced the thermocouple but after 30 45 seconds it goes out. Rv furnace will not stay lit it works intermittently while not the most serious of problems it s absolutely one of the most annoying ones.