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07-14-2018, 07:31 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SouthWest Michigan
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Ours went off 2 or 3 times one night last week when we were trying to watch a DVD
No Idea why,,, opened the door & turn the whole house fan on for a couple of minutes,,, all is well I guess ???
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07-27-2018, 08:21 AM
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#42
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 24
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CO alarm
When my large dog lays in front of our alarm and pants, she sets if off. Did it twice before I figured out what was going on...
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07-27-2018, 11:54 AM
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Two weeks ago I decided to remove the fuses for the c02/propane detector. I left the fuses out for ~5 minutes and re-installed them. So far, that seems to have fixed the issue. I was reading in the manual that the unit calibrates for ~1 minute while it is powering up. Since my batteries are always charged via solar it has never been reset since I added the new battery bank in early 2017. Some of y'all having the same issue might want to try that. It is easy to do.
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07-27-2018, 11:58 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: TEXAS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tmp1356
When my large dog lays in front of our alarm and pants, she sets if off. Did it twice before I figured out what was going on...
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07-27-2018, 12:45 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,098
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Quote:
Originally Posted by glarior
Two weeks ago I decided to remove the fuses for the c02/propane detector. I left the fuses out for ~5 minutes and re-installed them. So far, that seems to have fixed the issue. I was reading in the manual that the unit calibrates for ~1 minute while it is powering up. Since my batteries are always charged via solar it has never been reset since I added the new battery bank in early 2017. Some of y'all having the same issue might want to try that. It is easy to do.
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A battery cut-off switch has the same effect, and has other practical applications on an A-frame (I don't have solar). The detector does go through a reset of some kind when first powered up.
I've always wondered if the internal clock on the CO/propane detector stops when all power is shut off, and extends the 5 year life of the unit.
Fred W
2014 Rockwood A122 A-frame (sold)
2019 Flagstaff T21TBHW (take delivery in a week)
2008 Hyundai Entourage minivan
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08-08-2018, 09:28 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Stockdale Texas
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My factory installed detector was possessed. I replaced it with one I got for wally world, battery powered. Installed and all was good. Went on several trips, then all of a sudden it started going off. I noticed it would go off when I put the living room slide in. The upholstery on the drawer under the dining room seat would touch it and caused it to beep. I took it off and laid it on the seat for this ride home. Once home it was put back in place and we unloaded the trailer and I put the slide in to move trailer. Detector didn't go off. I put slide out and back in several times without it going off. Strange to say the least. 
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08-09-2018, 07:58 AM
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#47
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SouthWest Michigan
Posts: 5,977
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T think Dust & whatever else is floating around in our air is a Big problem !!!
If you want to test your unit,,, just spray some Body Spray in your RV !!!
LOL !!!
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08-11-2018, 09:42 PM
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#48
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mzak
I gave up on the factory detectors with the false alarms and purchased a First Alert generic detector. No more false alarms. Tested it by turning on two gas burners for about 10-15 minutes with windows and vent closed and it did then alarm as it should.
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Thanks! Make good sense
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08-12-2018, 09:49 AM
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Location: SouthWest Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RML
Thanks! Make good sense
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It took 10 to 15 minutes to detect the gas ???
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09-19-2018, 01:10 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Canada
Posts: 604
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Dog passing gas will trigger it
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09-19-2018, 05:50 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Bergland (U.P.), MI
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Partly as a result of this thread, I finally decided to just clip the wires of mine and switch to a portable CO alarm.
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09-19-2018, 12:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SouthWest Michigan
Posts: 5,977
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I replaced ours a couple of weeks ago,,,
Ours was 5 years old,,, no more false alarms !!!
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09-19-2018, 04:24 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,098
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JArry
Partly as a result of this thread, I finally decided to just clip the wires of mine and switch to a portable CO alarm.
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That leaves you without a propane alarm. Which to me is not an issue because my nose can detect a propane leak just about as well as the alarm. But you may feel differently about propane leaks.
And yes, I had a propane leak in my A122 A-frame. It was where the rubber hose from the regulator connected to the pipe under the A-frame. The union fitting was a bad casting with an internal hole. I was unable to find it with soap bubbles, but my nose could smell it. FWIW, because the leak was outside, the CO/propane alarm never went off.
Fred W
then 2014 Rockwood A122 A-frame
now 2019 Flagstaff T21TBHW
2008 Hyundai Entourage minivan
camping Colorado and adjacent states one weekend at a time
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09-19-2018, 08:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Bergland (U.P.), MI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pgandw
That leaves you without a propane alarm. Which to me is not an issue because my nose can detect a propane leak just about as well as the alarm. But you may feel differently about propane leaks.
And yes, I had a propane leak in my A122 A-frame. It was where the rubber hose from the regulator connected to the pipe under the A-frame. The union fitting was a bad casting with an internal hole. I was unable to find it with soap bubbles, but my nose could smell it. FWIW, because the leak was outside, the CO/propane alarm never went off.
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I did consider the propane factor but am not very concerned about it for the same reason as you. I probably should go through all my fittings at the end of this season or beginning of next, though!
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09-19-2018, 10:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: TEXAS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JArry
I did consider the propane factor but am not very concerned about it for the same reason as you. I probably should go through all my fittings at the end of this season or beginning of next, though!
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If it was just me in the rig, the lack of a propane detector would not be a problem. However, family is a different matter. If we are sleeping, the smell might not wake us up in time.
If you're hooked up to electric, they do make several portable model that plug in https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FTQCXNW...il_aax_0?psc=1
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