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01-15-2017, 07:10 PM
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Failure is my business
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Slaughter, LA
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Why you shouldn't disable your propane alarm
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01-15-2017, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Michigan
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Our rule of camping is no one smokes in our unit, period. I don't need or want the stink in my unit. Having said that, ours is always on and I change them out every 3 years. They do have a finite life.
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01-19-2017, 05:34 PM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
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Sigh, good reminder. I need to pickup a new one- it started false alarming the other day. I pulled the fuse. 
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01-19-2017, 06:25 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: SE Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ependydad
Sigh, good reminder. I need to pickup a new one- it started false alarming the other day. I pulled the fuse. |
I have no idea of the internal mechanism but like smoke detectors, they have a lifespan. Not all that expensive either. Good insurance IMO.
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01-19-2017, 06:26 PM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SidecarFlip
I have no idea of the internal mechanism but like smoke detectors, they have a lifespan. Not all that expensive either. Good insurance IMO.
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I've heard 5 years. They're 4 1/2-years old with a LOT of use on the camper.
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01-19-2017, 06:47 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2014
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Most of them have a replace after date printed on back and most of them will start to beep with a beep slightly different than low battery alert.
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01-19-2017, 07:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Michigan
Posts: 2,024
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I went looking for a few minutes and it appears that the newer ones have an End Of Life (EOL) warning. The Safe T Alert will show both a red and green LED when their time is up.....
About 70 bucks for a replacement on Flea-Bay.
Smoke alarms have the same life issue.
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02-21-2017, 11:26 AM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
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When I was a kid my sister and I heard a loud explosion. Some guy went in to his small camper parked on the street and lit his cigarette and the camper exploded. Some how he walked away without injury.
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02-21-2017, 11:38 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Michigan
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Bet that straightened his hair out...... 
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02-28-2017, 03:29 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Northeast Louisiana
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Here is a similar thread from last year, along with another fellow Louisianian death.
http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...ml#post1290610
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02-28-2017, 04:17 AM
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Just as confused as you
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: south central Wisconsin
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Originally Posted by wmtire
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The last person in the above thread stated they wish you had to light a pilot to use the stove. I remember that they used to not even had a pilot, you had to light them manually to begin with. They didn't have piezoelectric igniters on them.
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2014 Flagstaff 832IKBS Classic Super Lite
2018 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab Z71 4WD All Star Edition
Camping since 1989, Seasonal since 2000.
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03-05-2017, 04:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 621
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My MTI Industries 20-441-P Safe T Alert is supposed to be replaced “60 months after retail sale,” so five years...
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03-05-2017, 04:15 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
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It seems to me the common problem with all of these is the smoking. 
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03-05-2017, 04:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 463
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wmtire
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That is very interesting. On our last trip I went down to the ranger station and when I got back my DW was very upset. She said she thought she was smelling gas in the camper. I went in and it was very noticeable. The alarm was NOT sounding. I shut off the supply, opened all the windows and began to look for the source. I found one of the knobs on the stove on "high". It seems that my DW, while cleaning at the back of the stove had inadvertently pressed and turned the knob to the on position with her waistband.
I have since replaced the gas detector.
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03-05-2017, 04:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by johnbryanpeters
My MTI Industries 20-441-P Safe T Alert is supposed to be replaced “60 months after retail sale,” so five years...
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10 bucks and change per year for peace of mind... pretty cheap I'd say.
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03-05-2017, 04:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 621
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dea49
That is very interesting. On our last trip I went down to the ranger station and when I got back my DW was very upset. She said she thought she was smelling gas in the camper. I went in and it was very noticeable. The alarm was NOT sounding. I shut off the supply, opened all the windows and began to look for the source. I found one of the knobs on the stove on "high". It seems that my DW, while cleaning at the back of the stove had inadvertently pressed and turned the knob to the on position with her waistband.
I have since replaced the gas detector.
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I have been toying with the idea of making some kind of safety for my stovetop burner knobs. They're too easy to jostle open.
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03-05-2017, 04:35 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Northeast Louisiana
Posts: 33,933
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SidecarFlip
10 bucks and change per year for peace of mind... pretty cheap I'd say.
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I sure need that supply source. my last one was nearly $70.
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A 72 hour hold in a psych unit is beginning to intrigue me as a potential vacation opportunity.
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03-05-2017, 05:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: SE Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wmtire
I sure need that supply source. my last one was nearly $70.
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How about 10 bucks an a lot of change, not really Last one I bought was 56 bucks from Adventure RV. That was less than a month ago. shipping included. You paid too much.
Safe-T-Alert 30 Series LP Gas Alarm Black Detector - $46.99
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