LP GAS DETECTOR
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Tom
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Camping World should have them, or the parts department of your nearest RV dealer. Also, there are numerous RV repair shops around that might carry them, although I suspect you'll pay top $$ there.
Steve CDN
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If you are replacing a faulty LP gas detector, check if the one installed on your RV is attached to a solenoid on your LP tank. Some LP gas detectors are also voltage detectors that will shut off the gas supply in case the battery voltage drops below 12VDC. This is a safety feature to ensure the LP detector remains operational. If the voltage drops and cannot support the detector, the detector turns off the LP supply.
beer batter
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They also make LP detectors built into CO detectors. I purchased a combo CO/LP gas detector at a Menards this past winter for use in my ice fishing shack. I am now using it in my camper for the summer season. Can run off 12 volt batter or plug into standard wall outlet.
BernieD
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beer batter said:
Beer batter
I might be a bit cautious with the combo detector, I think the gasses seek different heights. Our LP detector is at floor level and the CO detector at waist height. A floor level LP detector will sound the alarm for LP leakage a lot sooner than a waist high one.
Tom
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Bernie is right. Propane is heavy and any leak will accumulate at floor level, not at the height of a wall receptacle.
