I went to check my MH this afternoon in the storage. After a few minutes inside of it there the CO detector began to beep every 15 seconds. The light comes green and then red, and keeps blinking from one color to the other. Nothing that could produce CO was on. The battery showed very low power, only one red dot in the panel. What's wrong?
CO Alarm
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darsben
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"The battery showed very low power, only one red dot in the panel"
"The battery showed very low power, only one red dot in the panel"
John From Detroit
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You already answered your question.
What's Wrong? That is a low battery signal.
NOTE. THe CO alarm may have its own batteries. Mine runs on two or 3 AA cells not the house battery.
What's Wrong? That is a low battery signal.
NOTE. THe CO alarm may have its own batteries. Mine runs on two or 3 AA cells not the house battery.
Isaac-1
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Is the above mentioned CO detector with AA batteries RV certified?
NY_Dutch
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Isaac-1 said:
I don't know if John had a specific CO detector in mind, but my Dometic/Kidde AA powered detectors are certainly RV certified.
NY_Dutch
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kdbgoat said:
RV certified detectors are less sensitive to humidity, "false" gases, and vibration.
Great Horned Owl
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What is the make and model of your CO detector?
On some, the 15 second (actually more like 25 second) beep cycly and red - green blink is an end of life indication. They are only good for about 5 years. Yours may be telling you that it needs to be replaced.
Joel
On some, the 15 second (actually more like 25 second) beep cycly and red - green blink is an end of life indication. They are only good for about 5 years. Yours may be telling you that it needs to be replaced.
Joel
John From Detroit
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Isaac-1 said:
I have had 3: one was an Atwood (Kidie in disquise) and yes it was RV certified
The 2nd was an identical Kidie. I mean IDENTICAL save for the paint job.
And the 3rd one .. Well it's a different make
Now answer this... What is "Special" about an RV that it needs RV certification?????
(Answer.. Not one single thing).
Great Horned Owl
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John From Detroit said:
Most of the CO detectors for RVs are actually CO/propane combo units. Most residential applications don't need the propane detector.
Also, if this is a Safe-T-Alert detector, the red - green flashing id not a low battery alert. It is an end of life alert. The detector needs to be replaced.
Joel
Joel
NY_Dutch
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Great Horned Owl said:
None of our RV's over the years have had combo CO/LP detectors, they've all had separate units in different locations. The only combo unit we have is in our cottage near the LP furnace.
John From Detroit
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Great Horned Owl said:
Wrong again. Propane Dectors go at floor level or just above. CO at ceiling or just below.
Now in a HOUSE they have combo units since Natural Gas is lighter than air and will rise toward the ceiling, but not for RV. I do have one dual detector here somewhere... It did not last long. The only reason I tried it was cost (On sale) .
Oh and the Propane detector is actually an "Explosive Gas" detector.. Detects
Propane
Natural Gas
Methane (Another natural gas)
Alcohol vapor
Gasoline vapor.
Butane
Most any---"ane"
And several other explosive compounds.
For more info on the density of Propane v/s Natural Gas
https://www.elgas.com.au/blog/486-comparison-lpg-natural-gas-propane-butane-methane-lng-cng
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Peteyboy
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I was getting our previous MH ready to travel and the CO alarm was beeping like crazy. I was tapping it and getting ready to take the batteries out of it as I thought it was going crazy for no reason. Then a light bulb went off and I remembered the furnace was running and the cover on the MH had the furnace vent covered up. I woozily staggered out of the MH just before passing out but did decide there and then if I ever have to end it all, I know how I'm going to do it.
