Hot water heater

Hi,

After one outing, our new 177 FR pod went intI the shop for a month (long story) anyway, we have it out for the second time since buying it and are finally hooked up to water. Is there a trick to the hot water heater? We are hooked up to "city water" and rant he hot water through the faucet until all the air and sputtering quit and then turned on the water heater. It's been almost 2 hours and the water is still ice cold!

We would appreciate any ideas or suggestions as our dealership is not a good resource for us.

Thank you very kindly in advance!!
BlueAudi

Didn't hear it ignite. During our walk-thru, the dealership said to run the "hot" faucet until it stopped sputtering and then flip the rocker switch on for the HWH. They said it had a direct spark igniter. But like everything else we were told, it's really simple and most things have not been so. I'm not sure where the bypass would be.

Thank you so much for trying to help us though. Sometimes it's just nice to know someone hears your frustrations.

Did you open up the valve on the propane tank? Do you get hot water if you turn on the switch for electric water heating (located bottom left behind the water heater access panel on the outside of the pod)?

I can relate to your dilemma, Blue Audi.  I did just as you did when we first tried our water heater.  Waited until the water quit sputtering and flipped on the heater switch.  AND then the news- I fried the  coil because the bypass WAS NOT open.  Anyway, to make the process easier I flipped up the mattress, (we have a 177)  took my scroll saw and cut an opening 4" x 10" so I can open those 3 valves easily instead of getting stuck underneath and trying to do it all by feel.

Most, if not all,  of the screw fasteners used in the Pod are 'square' head screws.  After unscrewing the pump-heater compartment cover, I replaced the square head screws with phillips head screws. I can always find a philips screw driver, but I seem to misplace my square head drivers.  Eventually I put a couple of hinges on the wall side of the compartment cover.  So now when I unscrew the cover I can swing it out of the way, while I am adjusting valves.