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rv_john
Explorer
Sep 16, 2014

LP gas leak detector sounding alert.

Yesterday my LP gas leak detector went on and we had no odor in the rv. I immediately turned off the LP gas tank off and checked for foul smell around stove fridge and even at each air intake and exhaust and around the tank itself but no smell.I turned the detector off then turned it back on and waited and it came on again i turned it off and on again and it stopped buzzing.Next day i opened the LP valve and no more warning until last night again again i shut the valve off and did the same with the detector and of course no more warning. I will be checking all fittings and connections for leaks if no leaks found can someone tell me if these LP detector need replacement or some kind of maintenance if so what is the maintenance. Thanks for your feed back.

Worried RV John.
Class A
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Sep 16, 2014
    How does that poem go....
    Beans, Beans the musical fruit
    The more you eat the more you toot
    The more you toot the better you feel
    So eat your beans at every meal.

    Not just beans but many other foods have that musical after-effet

    And teh detector ... Detects methane as wall as propane and well ___ane.

    Alcohol, Gasoline, And many other explosive vapors.
  • rv_john's avatar
    rv_john
    Explorer
    Sep 16, 2014
    Thanks you all for your help much appreciated.

    Have a great day!
  • Goldencrazy's avatar
    Goldencrazy
    Explorer
    Sep 16, 2014
    I thought one in house was defective until I found a valve on kitchen stove slightly on. Very small open but enough for sporadic alarm. If I went in and out patio door to grill it was enough to ventilate. After 7-8 hours with no activity enough accumulated to activate alarm. Check everything well before determining it is faulty alarm.
  • DavidP's avatar
    DavidP
    Explorer
    Sep 16, 2014
    Like others have mentioned they are sensitive to other airborne items you may use. I use Lysol in-between trips on various surfaces and if I don’t have the power in the coach off the co/propane detector will sound.

    Sounds to me like your just due for a new one.
  • Coyote74's avatar
    Coyote74
    Explorer
    Sep 16, 2014
    some near the floor are combination gas and Carbon Monoxide. mine goes off on co after its locked up with the air on all day, and at 3 am it will go on screaming. date is still good by 3 yrs. but its going in the trash. mine is the hardwired one.
  • Effy's avatar
    Effy
    Explorer II
    Sep 16, 2014
    The detectors aren't strictly for LP. They detect any flammable airborne gasses. Gas/Diesel odor etc. Heck even hair spray will set them off.
  • Scottiemom's avatar
    Scottiemom
    Nomad
    Sep 16, 2014
    No maintenance, but I would replace it. If you are staying in it, be sure to leave a vent open to circulate the air.

    I am a stickler for safety, particularly with LP and carbon monoxide. If changing out for a new detector doesn't solve the problem, you've got more investigating to do. We bought a little "wand" detector. It is useful in finding leaks. When we bought our Class B (used), it was 8 years old and we replaced all the detectors in it. Don't know if that was necessary but I considered it cheap insurance.

    Dale
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Sep 16, 2014
    From some of your previous posts you have a 2000 Fleetwood Southwind.
    That means your LP Detector is over 14 yrs. old.....they have a shelf life of 5-7 yrs. Typically an expiration date is printed on backside of detector.
    Get and install a new one.


    Low battery voltage is the other most common reason that chip.

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