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    Posted: 06 Sep 2017 at 12:34pm
Our R-POD 180 has been sitting idle for about 6 weeks and it has just started making rapid 4 beep patterns at about 3 second intervals. No appliances are on. It is not plugged in to electrical. When I disconnected the battery which still had a 1/3 charge, it stopped beeping. Does anyone know what this might indicate? 
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Sep 2017 at 4:28pm
Your battery is low and the CO2 detector is beeping.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Sep 2017 at 5:01pm
And.. letting your battery get that low is ruining it. Really. Disconnect when not in use if the Pod can't stay plugged in. Most owners add a quick disconnect switch. about $10. 
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Posts: 63 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Sep 2017 at 5:17pm
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Your detectors will vampire the life out of your batteries if you don't install a cutoff switch or don't physically disconnect the battery when your Pod is stored.
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Posts: 6 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Sep 2017 at 5:37pm
Thanks everyone.  Will get that disconnect switch.Smile
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Posts: 2627 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Sep 2017 at 7:05pm
Even with a disconnect switch (which I think is a good idea, so don't get me wrong), you should consider trickle charging it if it's going to be idle for 6 or more weeks.

We give our R-pod batteries a booster charge about once a month when it's idle.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Sep 2017 at 10:04am
We keep ours connected to shore power for charging while it's stored in its storage unit. We're not really supposed to, but it's such a small drain and I do shut off the electric water heater.
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