Hi, I have a Sta rite heater SN200 and the membrane keypad has gone bad-- meaning it's very finiky to push the buttons just right to get it to turn on and sometimes impossible. There is no remote or anything like that on this heater so the keypad is my only means of operation.

A few questions:
1. Is there anything I can do to "temporarily" improve the keypad performance. Such as poke some small holes in the buttons and inject some electro-contact cleaner under them?

Replacing the keypad. I do plan to replace the keypad and I found an online retailer that sells the keypad membrane only rather than having to buy and replace the whole "Control Board Enclosure/Membrane Panel Kit" which is almost twice as expensive as the membrane only (membrane only $75).

2. Is it advisable to replace the membrane only, and does someone have instructions on how to do this? Or is it advisable to just replace the whole "Control Board Enclosure/Membrane Panel Kit?"

FYI...I'm pretty technical and handy with tools.

Thanks for the help.
Andy