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    Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 8:16pm
I went to my pod today, I keep it in a secure storage area and noticed the LP alarm is beeping every 30 seconds or so, I did notice that the battery is almost dead, I did not do a disconnect of the battery, so was curious if its beeping due to the battery being almost depleted.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 8:20pm
Yep
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 8:29pm
you have to either supply a charging capability or disconnect the battery. There are 12V draws that will deplete the battery when connected.
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Posts: 98 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 8:46pm
I am going to add a disconnect to the unit before I winterize it.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 9:23pm
+1 good idea
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Posts: 168 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 9:25pm
LP alarm is down by the floor, by the bath-- at least it is on my 2013 model 177.  It doesn't have a replaceable  battery as do the two other alarms on the ceiling, the smoke and carbon monoxide one's.  Those both have the 9 volt batteries.  
The LP alarm runs off of your camper battery and wears out after about five years and you need to pull it off and replace it with a new one, if this is what you are experiencing.  There is no battery inside to replace, just the full hot wired  unit.  It has colored red green light codes to tell you what's going on with it, and reset buttons that will kill the warning for awhile.  Reference the owner's manual for the specific brand of device.  I just bought a new one last month off of Amazon for $58 bucks.  It seems that they are only good for 4-5 yrs. before they fail.  Or it could be that your camper trailer battery is dead.  
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Posts: 128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2018 at 7:18am
My brand new 189 LP monitor started beeping too, sitting in my driveway, no shore power.

Turns it out was warning of low battery, which drained it of course even faster.
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Posts: 1221 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2018 at 9:58am
I remove my battery for winter. I put it on a trickle charge every month. I figure it's not needed in the winter, but I can keep it charged up, and I also keep it from being out in zero degree weather. It might be ok to keep it outside in zero degree weather, but it's probably better to keep it in in the cellar that never gets down to freezing.
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Posts: 98 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2018 at 10:38am
It is a brand new detector and the battery is critically low, so I am assuming that's what it is I am going to put a charge on the battery and add a disconnect to my pod. I am planning on removing my battery when I do the final winterization, and keep it on a tender. Do not place your battery on a concrete floor, place it up on a block of wood to get it up off the floor.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2018 at 11:13am
Just a note, now that battery cases are made of plastic, you no longer have to worry about setting them on concrete..
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