water heater, stove problem

[jyonkin]

My coach was serviced early this year but I have been too busy to use it this summer. We are planning a trip next week so when I checked things out I found that the water heater wouldn't fire and further noted that the stove does not seem to have gas flowing.

The main valve is open. The tank was filled when serviced.

Is there another valve I don't know about? Anything else to check?

thanks

John

[jyonkin]

My coach was serviced early this year but I have been too busy to use it this summer. We are planning a trip next week so when I checked things out I found that the water heater wouldn't fire and further noted that the stove does not seem to have gas flowing.

The main valve is open. The tank was filled when serviced.

Is there another valve I don't know about? Anything else to check?

thanks

John

[jyonkin]

Sorry in advance, the coach is a 05 Journey 34h

jy

[Hikerdogs]

It soounds like the regulator may have "thought" it sensed a leak and has shut off the gas. Check all the burners on the stove (including the oven) to be sure they are all the way off. Also check to make sure the water heater gas switch (on the control panel) is off. Then shut off the gas at the tank

Wait a few minutes and SLOWLY turn the valve at the tank back on. By slowly turning on the gas you should reset the leak detector shutoff in the regulator.
Then go inside the coach and try to light the stove. On out coach it takes almost 2 minutes for the gas to get through the lines to the stove

[troth]

jyonkin: It just seems so obvious IMHO.
1.) are you sure you have propane? open the outside compartment and check the sight gauge.
2.) if you have LP, turn on the stove, main burner only. Do you hear gas escaping from the burner? If not, you're out of gas and your tank gauge is lying to you. If you hear gas or air escaping from the burner, does it smell like gas? Sometimes it takes 30 seconds or so to purge the air out of the line. If you've got gas at the burner, keep your head back and light 'er up...
3.) once the stove burner is going, then try lighting the hot water heater (assuming you have water in it). Sometimes it takes 4 or 5 tries, but the propane should light up. I think after the 3rd automatic re-light the hot water heater goes into a reset mode (red light on One Place control panel). Just turn it off, wait 10 seconds, and turn it back on... -it should return to the auto-light mode for another three tries.