CO detector
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Topic: CO detector
Posted By: ragadas
Subject: CO detector
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2017 at 5:40am
The CO detector in our pod won't quit sounding the alarm after I put the battery back in while de-winterizing. Pod was stored under a tarp with moth balls placed around to discourage mice.
Could the detector be picking something up from the moth balls?
It's been airing out for two days and the detector won't quit except for a few minutes when I hit the "mute/test" tab.
Any ideas?
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Dave & Chris
RP 179
2011 Tacoma Access Cab
V6 6 speed manual.
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Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2017 at 5:42am
When we first got our 179, the co detector kept going off. We took it out and had the dealer test it and it was bad so they replaced it and all has been quiet since. Supposedly according to the tech they had a bad batch of them.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171
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Posted By: ragadas
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2017 at 6:26am
This one is in a 2015 179 that we bough last year and used it all summer. Detector was fine until I put the battery back in after winter. I guess that could have triggered the defect. Thanks.
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Dave & Chris
RP 179
2011 Tacoma Access Cab
V6 6 speed manual.
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Posted By: ragadas
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2017 at 6:33am
So....disconnected battery and shore power, left the windows open for awhile and reconnected. Light green, beeping gone. Left it that way all day and still good.
Storm coming, so closed up the pod. An hour later, red light is on and alarm sounding again, and it smells of moth balls again.
I think the detector is picking up the moth ball odor.
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Dave & Chris
RP 179
2011 Tacoma Access Cab
V6 6 speed manual.
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2017 at 11:13am
Moth balls are either Napthalene or Paradichlorobenzene based. Both are petroleum products. I am not surprised that either would set of the propane detector. I wonder how many instances of bad CO2/Propane detectors are just that they can't differentiate between propane and other products used by owners?
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...
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Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2017 at 4:24pm
+1.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
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