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Re: PROPANE RHEEM POOL HEATER IGNITES AND HEATS UP, BUT...
Sounds like you have a bad thermal governor (regulates water temp inside the heat exchanger) or your pH has been to high and your exchanger is completely scaled up.
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check gas pressure, natural gas 3.5 and propane 11, also if you have stainless steel burners drill out the first series of holes on the carry over tube to match other holes use 1/64 drill bit.
With the limited information provided above, I would say that it is your flame rectifier (flame sensor).
If the heater ignites, and the flame sensor is bad, it will go out right away as a safety precaution.
Below is the parts/troubleshooting manual for this heater. You can find the part number for your flame sensor, and replace it.
You will need to pull the burner tray out and clean and blow out the burners. Then you will need to pull the orfaces from the gas manifold and clean each one and blow out the gas line. Then with a mirror you will need to check the fire brick inside the burner box. Then you will need to replace anything that is damaged. Good luck.
Check the bypass in the header for damage. HL1 along with the banging/popping is too low of water flow through the heater and the water is getting to hot.
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