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BillandCarole
Explorer
Jun 24, 2014

Mystery Beeping (Alarm?)

Our rig has been sitting about 6 months. It has developed a beeping that is coming from what appears to be the "systems monitor panel" It runs for about 20 to 30 seconds and quits at about 9 am each morning. We were not aware that there was any "beepers" in the monitor and all of the indicators are normal, especially the batteries which also are monitored in other locations. The voltage is 13.9 and they are 1 year old batteries. Any ideas?
Thanks Everyone
Bill and Carole
  • cav123's avatar
    cav123
    Explorer
    Jun 28, 2014
    Hello I have a keyless entry on one of my entry doors and it delevloped a beep I never set the code for the entry yet so I turn it off if yours has one of them you may want to check that.
  • ReadyToGo's avatar
    ReadyToGo
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2014
    Alarm clock or wristwatch.
    Otherwise, disconnect the battery and see if it still happens. If it does, then it is independent of anything connected to the battery and has it's own battery.
  • BillandCarole's avatar
    BillandCarole
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2014
    The batteries are a year old, are full up on the cells, have good voltage indications. According the the scanty owners manual there is no alarm in the panel. However there is one in the entertaiment center right besides it.
    Thanks
    Bill
  • BillandCarole's avatar
    BillandCarole
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2014
    Hi Everyone
    In response to your replies:
    Carbon Monoxide detector makes a different sound, from a different location.
    Ditto for smoke detector.
    It happens at 9 AM for about 20 seconds.
    The rig is a 2007/8 year hybrid.
    We are beginning to suspect it is our internal RV sound system panel which is located about 6 inches to a foot away from the systems monitor panel. There must be some sort of inadvertently set alarm.
    Thanks Again
    Bill
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    Jun 26, 2014
    How old is your rig? Smoke detectors and CO detectors have a shelf life and need to be replaced around 7 years as I recall. Our Kidde combo CO/Smoke Detector developed a beep that would not go away even after battery replacement. I checked the manual and it was at the end of it's lifespan and needed to be replaced. It was around 7 years old.
  • 2112's avatar
    2112
    Explorer II
    Jun 25, 2014
    I have a tank level full alarm that will beep at the panel when a gray or black tank is full. Could this be it?
  • Dennis_M_M's avatar
    Dennis_M_M
    Explorer
    Jun 24, 2014
    Are you sure that is where the beep is actually coming from?

    A number of years ago we lost a folding travel alarm clock. Fast forward to a couple of years later and I start hearing a mysterious beeping. After MUCH searching and crawling under the fiver I finally found the clock jammed under a slide where it must have fallen and now the battery was dying.
  • MrWizard's avatar
    MrWizard
    Moderator
    Jun 24, 2014
    Possible
    Carbon monoxide alarm needs to be replaced, or the battery?
    LP sensor is going bad?
  • fla-gypsy's avatar
    fla-gypsy
    Explorer
    Jun 24, 2014
    Smoke detector, CO detector, or LP detector running low on battery. Many are not hard wired

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