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Old 08-18-2013, 09:40 AM   #1
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Our alarm has gone off twice now this summer.

Of course, last night it was at 2:30 AM - yes, it will wake you up pretty quick!

In looking at the alarm itself and pamphlet, I don't think it's doing exactly any of the listed alarms. We are getting:

Green light steady
Red light flashing
A continuous beeping sound

Both times I hit the silence button and it never came back.

Our Sunseeker is only a year old so it's not an outdated alarm.

We have the propane valve "open" outside but nothing was running on propane.

Has anyone else had any random alarms or know what this light / sound pattern is?
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Old 08-18-2013, 09:57 AM   #2
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We had to replace ours. I think they have a two to five year life. The one in our 2011 sun seeker had a 2010 replace by date. We bought a replacement at lowes. It's not a difficult task to replace it.
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Old 08-18-2013, 10:08 AM   #3
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Had to re-read your dates twice. Nice! I don't see a "born on" date on ours. It just says to replace after 5 years of use. We had pop ups for 18 years and never had an alarm sound. I noticed it says "RV" on the alarm but guessing you just got a generic at Lowes.
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Old 08-18-2013, 10:31 AM   #4
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Had to re-read your dates twice. Nice! I don't see a "born on" date on ours. It just says to replace after 5 years of use. We had pop ups for 18 years and never had an alarm sound. I noticed it says "RV" on the alarm but guessing you just got a generic at Lowes.
If I remember correctly we had to take it out to see the date. It was a real pain to get up in the night and make it stop alarming.

I am sure camping world or your local dealer would have rv specific replacements if you wanted to get one of those. Prices are about the same for all.
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Old 08-18-2013, 11:38 AM   #5
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Our alarm has gone off twice now this summer.

Of course, last night it was at 2:30 AM - yes, it will wake you up pretty quick!

In looking at the alarm itself and pamphlet, I don't think it's doing exactly any of the listed alarms. We are getting:

Green light steady
Red light flashing
A continuous beeping sound

Both times I hit the silence button and it never came back.

Our Sunseeker is only a year old so it's not an outdated alarm.

We have the propane valve "open" outside but nothing was running on propane.

Has anyone else had any random alarms or know what this light / sound pattern is?
Keep in mind this unit will be triggered by battery gassing by low level, overcharging or old. May be 1 year old to you and still have high shelf life. Mine has been set off by indirect app of fabreeze!
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Old 08-20-2013, 12:29 PM   #6
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Also check your battery water levels - the alarm was how we first realized our water levels were low.
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Old 08-20-2013, 12:46 PM   #7
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Our alarm sounded also---------------

On our trip to Niagara Falls rally our alarm would not stop until I cut the B+
to it. I found out it was a low battery that caused the alarm.
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Old 08-30-2013, 12:05 PM   #8
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We are new to RVing. Our 2013 2250LE Sunseeker RV was parked in driveway the first time the co2/lp gas detector went off flashing 2 green 2 red. Called coach net they said might be dead coach battery - sure enough plugged in and it stopped.
On our first long trip we were parked for 6 days when the gas alarm - red light steady beep - went off at 5 am and would not stop. My husband went out and heard hissing sound from the gas regulator. He turned off the gas and we vented the couch. We thought we would void the warranty if we fixed it ourselves so we Called Coach net again and they gave us the name of a dealer - 80 miles away - who could fix it. This happened on a Saturday so we had to wait until Monday to have it fixed so we checked into a hotel for 2 nights. After repair we had to fill the LP gas tank and hooked the RV back up and just as we were going to sleep the alarm went off and despite turning the gas off and blowing into the unit to ventilate it alarm went off three times in a row. We checked into a motel and came home.
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Old 08-30-2013, 01:02 PM   #9
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Ours would go off all the time especially when the husband walked by it too many times! Finally he had enough one night and now it is not connected anymore. I know that is not the right thing to do but it was consuming too much time and we didn't even have any gas on.
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Old 08-30-2013, 01:43 PM   #10
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Our last trip ours started to alarm one night even with the propane off. Had to cut the wires to make it stop 😉. What's funny is that we have run a little buddy heater next to it and has never gone off!
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Old 08-30-2013, 01:55 PM   #11
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Thought about disconnecting it but as I said the LP gas was empty and regulator did need to be replaced so which came first the gas problem or the detector problem? Either way we did not feel safe sleeping in it.
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On another thread many (including me) have reported faulty regulators, so I am guessing that it was happened first for you.
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On a recent trip, our alarm was alarming for gas at random intervals until finally at 1 AM I disconnected power to it. The LP tank was isolated and we were plugged into shore power. Coach is still under warranty so it needs to be replaced by the dealer. Haven't checked for a date on the alarm yet but the coach is less than a year old. Does "low battery" refer to electrolyte level or voltage?
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Old 08-31-2013, 07:11 AM   #14
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Low voltage will trigger the alarm in much the same way as a smoke detector will begin chirping when it's battery is low. Also fumes from things like hair spray can trigger the alarm.
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Old 08-31-2013, 08:21 AM   #15
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Thank you to all who have contributed to this discussion. We can't get an appt with the dealer until 9/18/13 to have it looked it. We could "pick up the part and put it in ourselves" but I would like to have the thing checked out. After all - in addition to the manu warranty from FR we purchased all the extended warranties.
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I understand your desire to have the dealer take care of it, but if the wait is too long, it is an easy fix. A couple of wrenches and some gas pipe sealant to put on the threads and about 10 minutes is all it takes.

There obviously is a bad batch of regulators that Forest River is using. I suppose they may not be aware of it since many of us have dealt with it ourselves. That might be an added bonus of going to the dealer so it can be documented.
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I understand your desire to have the dealer take care of it, but if the wait is too long, it is an easy fix. A couple of wrenches and some gas pipe sealant to put on the threads and about 10 minutes is all it takes.

There obviously is a bad batch of regulators that Forest River is using. I suppose they may not be aware of it since many of us have dealt with it ourselves. That might be an added bonus of going to the dealer so it can be documented.
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Recommend you find a "good" (Internet User posts?) local, non-affiliated RV repair shop. Call or e-mail Forest River warranty department (April Conner?) and get pre-approval. Get the work done, pay the shop, send the bill to April to get reimbursed. My experience - MUCH faster, more convenient, and MORE competent repair than at dealer.
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I didn't know you could do that. Update - I went to my dealer because they didn't return my call to confirm my appt. (not unusual at this dealer) and got the name and e-mail of the Sunseeker Warranty Rep at Forest River which I will post here IF I get a response from him. My appt is moved up to next Saturday but I am so disgruntled at this whole business of how difficult it is to get straight information and repairs taken care of in a NEW RV that I am really regretting buying it. The manager at the dealership is a condescending ass whose customer service/people skills are appalling.
That being said everyone in this forum has been nothing but friendly and helpful. Thank you!
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So stop using that dealer! Vote with your feet.
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