SteveSgt
Senior Member
This morning, while out for a week on the Central California coast, we fired up the gas burner in our (previously) trusty Suburban gas/electric water heater, and we instantly smelled smoke. Upon inspection, we saw soot on the side of the trailer and burns on the inside of the cover piece. Obviously, we shut it down quickly.
Have any of you had similar experiences?
The Suburban manual is pretty terse and not very informative on the maintenance of the unit. It's possible that I neglected something that's not very well explained. It's possible that foreign substances invaded the burner chamber (such as insects). But at this point I'm guessing parts may need to be replaced.
Lesson to remember: Things that have fire in them need to be maintained more than we might think.
Have any of you had similar experiences?
The Suburban manual is pretty terse and not very informative on the maintenance of the unit. It's possible that I neglected something that's not very well explained. It's possible that foreign substances invaded the burner chamber (such as insects). But at this point I'm guessing parts may need to be replaced.
Lesson to remember: Things that have fire in them need to be maintained more than we might think.