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If Suburban water heater electric element on rocker switch is outside under water heater panel usually with a safety clip pin stopping the switch from being turned on accidentally! Just pull the pin and turn the switch on then when using gas put the pin back in and turn on gas and igniter switch
If you have more than one switch to turn the pump on/off, it most likely has a multiplex electric controller. This may be bad and need replacing. The water heater should have a fuse in house fuse panel so check it. If the fuse is good, then check for 12v in at the water heater.
1st Question - Can you verify that you actually have a Gas/Electic Waterheater? Most units are gas only. You may have to look at the unit and look for power cables.
2nd. Is power connected prior to turning on the water heater?
This might not be much help, without more details, but there should be a valve inside the water heater panel (outside) you can open. Open the valve at the main propane tank also.
Make sure the water tank is FULL before you fire it up. There should be a switch inside the coach somewhere to turn it on.
If it doesn't ignite immediately, you probably have air in the lines. Light the stove and let it burn for a minute, then try the hot water tank again. Might take a few tries to get it fired up.
If the water heater is dual fuel (elec/LP) and it is manufactured by Suburban you will need to go outside to the access door of the water heater. Once you have opened the access door to the lower left below and behind the gas valve/burner tube you will see a small black switch labeled on/off. Switch that to on for electric operation. and then you may turn off the LP switch located inside the unit. If it is an Atwood then inside the unit you should have a switch panel with two switches, one for LP and the other for electric. The panel may be by itself or the switches may be located on your tank level monitor panel.
You can switch it out but pretty labor intensive. You cannot just add a gas option to the unit. You will have to replace it with a gas heater and then plumb it to the tanks. The existing unit probably has something simple like a safety sensor that went bad or a heating coil.
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