anyone else had this happen to them
Out for a few days in the fiver, got all set up and hooked up, went inside and turned the water heater on gas. In just a minute or so the carbon monoxide alarm went off. Cleared the area, restarted, ...
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Rich&Mar wrote:
Out for a few days in the fiver, got all set up and hooked up, went inside and turned the water heater on gas. In just a minute or so the carbon monoxide alarm went off. Cleared the area, restarted, same results. So I just turned it to electric for the trip. I have never had this happen before, 25 years. But one thing that was going on was there was a strong wind hitting the water heater side of the fiver where it vents. You think the wind could have driven just enough fumes back inside to set off the alarm?? By the way, started the w.h. at home with no problems. I've just never heard of or had this happen before.
Did you have a window open.close by water heater?
Did you have a roof vent open?
IS your CO Detector a stand alone or a combo LP & CO Detector?
Water heater combustion chamber is inclosed inside the water heater tank
Exhaust fumes can not come back inside RV unless via an open window etc.
****Unless seal around exhuast tube is damaged.
CO is a product of incomplete combustion.
Water Heater flame should be Strong BLUE Hot flame....if yellow it needs more air
