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Old 10-25-2015, 07:38 PM   #1
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Carbon Monoxide Detector ????

This is my 1st question on the forum. We r still newbies to camping even though we have been camping for a year and a half now. Here's my question. During our last major trip in the spring the carbon monoxide detector starting going off at weird times....like when there was no gas even on, with all the windows open, etc. We called our camper people and they said that the detectors r very sensitive and was probably set off by sweeping and dust gettin in it. Needless to say, it still worried me, so we had it replaced as soon as we got home. (it was still under warranty) Now we r planning another long trip and while I was straightening up the camper, but no sweeping, it came on again!!! Has anyone had problems like this? Should I be terrified? Should I have this one replaced too?? HELP!
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Old 10-25-2015, 09:09 PM   #2
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i have found that aerosols will set them off
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Old 10-26-2015, 06:30 AM   #3
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They most certainly are very sensitive. My wife's perfume set it off from the bathroom. She sprayed Febreeze in the trailer and it went off. When I winterized it, it went off because the AF was near. Something is setting it off. Do you have a dog in the camper? Candles? Deodorant? Hairspray?
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Old 10-26-2015, 06:49 AM   #4
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Were you on shore power?


During our last boondocking trip, we got woken up at 2:00 in the morning because the heater twigged the CO detector's low battery alert.
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Old 10-26-2015, 06:55 AM   #5
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And many do just go bad. See if your dealer can suggest a way to test yours. Then, if nothing is triggering it, have them replace it.
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Old 10-26-2015, 07:55 AM   #6
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What did you do to shut it off? Odor, 112v power, or another bad detector are usually involved.
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Got heavy on the 1 key. Should read 12v.
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Old 10-26-2015, 09:04 AM   #8
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The first thing that you need to know is that CO alarms do not last forever. The detecting components will lose their effectiveness after 5 to 7 years and may no longer detect carbon monoxide. First Alerts website states: “After 5 years any detector should be replaced with a new CO alarm.”

This link will teach you how to test your co alarm.
How to test your co detector - Rods RV Needs
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For hard wired, your only choice is to cut the power wire.

I replaced mine with a house unit that runs on batteries.
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Some have a auto expire date built in, and will let you know when its time. I found my expire date on back of unit.
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No pets, but yes I do have sprays, but no aerosols.
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I just left it and went back to the house. It's parked under and open air shelter we built for it.
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The camper is less than 2 years old. The new detector was put in in June. So the new one should not b expired.
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They should have a date on them. I had one that was going off periodically. I went to camping world and bought a new one, came home to install and it was outdated. Make sure you check the date on the back.
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During our last boondocking trip, we got woken up at 2:00 in the morning because the heater twigged the CO detector's low battery alert.
Ditto - on our second shakedown trip (TT only about 6 weeks old) we were dry-camping at the beach and the dang thing blasted at 5:30am Sunday. Reason? Low battery! Lesson-learned? Keep those batteries topped-off ... so we bought our generators. Our TT is now at the 1-year mark and since we do a lot of dry-camping AND many campgrounds restrict or prohibit generator use, we're going to get deep-cycle batteries and move the current batteries to the tent-trailer our son uses. As an FYI, we keep a standalone 9-volt battery detector in the TT as a sanity-check/back-up.
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+1 for Hattie. Our CO2/Propane detector is also our most reliable battery level indicator. Starts chirping as soon as the 12V starts getting depleted. If it gets really low, the detector will still scream while no other 12V appliance will run.
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Same problem here...the first MTI alarm would sound off at the slightest thing. I cut the wire because our dogs would go completely nuts (barking, whining, streaking...) and even though the alarm says there is a mute button, that never worked! Last week I had a new one installed. Today the power at the KOA campground went out (along with the whole neighboring area). Within 5 minutes the thing went nuts and the dogs with it. I came to the conclusion that battery depletion (even though showing strong on panel) was the problem. Once I started the motorhome engine, the alarm stopped. Go figure! I sent an email to MTI asking if they had any solutions. Will post what I hear if they respond. If anyone else has used a different solution, please post what you find that works.
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