jennyjigsaw
Well-known member
Ok guys, help me out here. I get a total mental block when anyone starts talking in volts or amps or whatever, so be gentle with my brain!
I have what I think is a teensy problem, and a question. The problem is that about a week or so after we bought our RV and had it sitting in our driveway, we noticed some beeping coming from our CO2 detector. It's built into the bedroom wall, so I took it out, after seeing that the type of beeping apparently meant "time for a new detector". It is supposed to last 5 years, and the RV is 5 years old, so I just figured I'd get a new one. Shortly afterwards, the same type beeping started with the LP detector, so I took that out too, and was going to go to our local RV supply store to buy new ones.
Then I started to do some reading and I think I figured out that my detectors are probably fine, but that it is something to do with my battery? So, do I understand it right, that these detectors are using my chassis battery while we are parked? What else is using this? Do people keep their detectors uninstalled until they go on the road? I think these are the only things that function without turning the engine over, aside from the interior lights, but they only stay on for a few minutes before they start to dim. Surely they can't be using the battery if they aren't on? The engine does seem to be struggling to start a little bit, when we do turn it on...
Can someone please explain this to me like I'm a 2 year old?
Thanks!
Janina
32 days till we drive away!
I have what I think is a teensy problem, and a question. The problem is that about a week or so after we bought our RV and had it sitting in our driveway, we noticed some beeping coming from our CO2 detector. It's built into the bedroom wall, so I took it out, after seeing that the type of beeping apparently meant "time for a new detector". It is supposed to last 5 years, and the RV is 5 years old, so I just figured I'd get a new one. Shortly afterwards, the same type beeping started with the LP detector, so I took that out too, and was going to go to our local RV supply store to buy new ones.
Then I started to do some reading and I think I figured out that my detectors are probably fine, but that it is something to do with my battery? So, do I understand it right, that these detectors are using my chassis battery while we are parked? What else is using this? Do people keep their detectors uninstalled until they go on the road? I think these are the only things that function without turning the engine over, aside from the interior lights, but they only stay on for a few minutes before they start to dim. Surely they can't be using the battery if they aren't on? The engine does seem to be struggling to start a little bit, when we do turn it on...
Can someone please explain this to me like I'm a 2 year old?
Thanks!
Janina
32 days till we drive away!