furnace and water heater lighting issues
Hi all - I'm having issues with both the furnace and water heater in my 2006 Itasca Sunova that I'm hoping to get some advice on fixing:
Suburban furnace - when turned on it seems to do everything it should, except fire up. The blower comes on for about 30 seconds, then I can smell gas slightly, (outside by furnace exhaust) then fast ticking of igniter for about 10 seconds. This happens for three cycles then shuts down. Sometimes while igniter is going I will hear a short rumble like it almost lights but not quite.
Attwood water heater - This comes on and I can see it light from outside but it won't stay lit for some reason, as if it's not getting enough propane. After a couple tries the red "pilot out" light inside the RV comes on.
The fridge works fine on gas and the stove burners seem to as well. I've tried several times to run stove burners while starting furnace but that hasn't helped yet. I thought I read somewhere that the issue might be the regulator on the propane tank not delivering enough gas or at a high enough pressure to work the furnace and water heater, and since these use more gas than the stove or fridge, they might not work while the others do?
Any thoughts on this or has anyone else had a similar issue? I hate to start pulling things apart if it might be something as simple as changing the regulator.
Thank you!!
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