Seems to me to be a propane supply problem.  Regulator or not enough propane in the tank or how about the thermocouple malfunctioning, does the flame stay lit while you hold the thermocouple open with the button depressed ?

> On May 16, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
> 
> Another thing: The reference to "won't stay lit for more than a minute" cam
> from observing the light in the indicator panel, which has a residual
> effect. Looking directly at the flame in the peephole, it burns for ten
> seconds or so. Strong at first, then weakly, then out.

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