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Dandie_Dinmont's avatar
Apr 25, 2014

CO Detector

Pleasure-Way -2006 ..DW would like to travel with the bed down in the
queen size position. The CO monitor would be very difficult to shut-off due to location on the van.
Question: Can I remove this fuse for this item without causing other
problems?

We would purchase a monitor that can be mounted near the bathroom
area.

Thanks,
Len
  • There are three different detectors. The one at the bottom is for propane, and usually is attached to the 12 volt system. Then there is a detector for CO and a fire alarm, sometimes combined.

    I like having at least two additional combined smoke/CO alarms, and changing out the 9 volt batteries every time change.

    The propane one, I understand that it can get annoying (I woke up to it going off when voltage was low.) There are combined propane/CO gas detectors. I'd buy at least one of those if I were to disconnect the main propane alarm. That way, it won't be keening in the middle of the night, but one has protection.
  • Our's would go off when the battery voltage got low. Now let's see boondocking without power. I didn't need and alarm going off at 2 AM to tell me the battery was low. I was not edumacated (intentional) on the inner workings of the detector. I made up a spray bottle of soapy water and checked every LP connection. Once I earned my dummy degree in detectors I added a on/off rocker switch next to the little alarm clock. If it doesn't behave I flip it's switch and give it an electronic sock in it's mouth.

    To all the nay sayer's on disabling the device, I promise if I wake up dead I'll never say a thing about it.
  • Just disconnect wire on unit. Fuse may feed other things.

    Install a battery powered one 1 foot below ceiling.