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dufferdj
Explorer
Dec 28, 2017

False alarm w/ Safe-T-Alert CO/Propane Detector

A couple of years ago we had a chipmunk or ground squirrel find it's way into the RV, specifically under the refrigerator. After plugging his entry and cleaning his/her droppings out from that area I...
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bdpreece
Explorer II
Dec 28, 2017
Next time it trips open your battery compartment and feel the sides of each battery. If any one of them feels hot it is very possible you have a bad battery. What happens is if you have a shorted cell the charger will go into overdrive and this causes the battery to off gas. This gas will set off your propane detector.

At least something to check. It happened to me.

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