Replacement gas detectors- what do I want?
Detectors in the van are old- I have a smoke detector mounted on the ceiling- that's easy, I'll get a home style. I have a CO detector mounted up over the side door and a Safe T alert gas de...
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Hi,
There are two basic types or styles of smoke detectors. One is ultra sensitive to smoke, and it is ion type. The other is photo type, and requires more smoke to set them off, but will not likely be set off by a toaster set to dark bread.
Photo detectors use a red LED and photo receiver, when there is enough smoke to interrupt the light, then it goes off. IT is suitable for a RV, because the smoke detector will be within about 10 feet of the stove or cooking device. It just will not go off due to the engine running, or something like that.
CO detector can be the home style, but the battery can go dead while the RV is in storage, and you will not know it because nobody can hear it. Most RV's have a 12 volt system with inputs from both the engine and coach batteries.
I would do a online search for 12 volt CO detectors, and hopefully find one the same size.
Good luck,
Fred.
There are two basic types or styles of smoke detectors. One is ultra sensitive to smoke, and it is ion type. The other is photo type, and requires more smoke to set them off, but will not likely be set off by a toaster set to dark bread.
Photo detectors use a red LED and photo receiver, when there is enough smoke to interrupt the light, then it goes off. IT is suitable for a RV, because the smoke detector will be within about 10 feet of the stove or cooking device. It just will not go off due to the engine running, or something like that.
CO detector can be the home style, but the battery can go dead while the RV is in storage, and you will not know it because nobody can hear it. Most RV's have a 12 volt system with inputs from both the engine and coach batteries.
I would do a online search for 12 volt CO detectors, and hopefully find one the same size.
Good luck,
Fred.
