Yesterday someone accidentally bumped the stove, and caused a gas leak. This led me to the realization that A. Our factory propane detector is crap and didn't go off, and B. If the dogs had been there, no one would have heard it.
I have WiFi in the trailer, and I'm looking for a co/propane detector that will notify me of alarms. Anyone have any suggestions?
Firse and most importantly, gas detectors have a lifespan. Usually 5 years is the maximum, due to the material in the detector degrading over time. If your gas detector is over 5 years old, or you don't know how old it is, it's time to replace it. If you have built in's, you can usually get the same style as a replacement, but be aware they may be wired to 12VDC and only work when the house battery is on. This does you no good if you shut the 120 VAV and house battery off when not in the RV.
Remember LP and NG are heavier than air, do not mount the detector above the counter surface. CO is about the same as air and will disperse throughout the space, so a combo smoke and CO detector is fine to mount on the ceiling.
First Alert and GasKnight are reputable brands. First Alert are battery powered, GasKnight is plug in.
https://www.firstalertstore.com/store/products/gco1cn-combination-explosive-gas-and-carbon-monoxide-alarm.htm
https://gasknight.com/
Is it the battery operated type? Dead battery?
Mine is battery operated type but also has a light on it to show it is working.
There is usually a sticker showing mfg. date
I did it on my trailer this year. I pulled the trailer home from storage and lit the stove first to flush the air out of the propane lines before lighting the refrigerator. I was in a rush with daily life and when I turned the burner off I accidentally turned the wrong way and turned it to low. Apparently on low the flame on mine goes out. Fast forward to the next day and I opened the trailer door to start loading it and was greeted by a strong propane smell. I had to go in and turn off the burner correctly and air out the trailer. My detector never went off.
Funny thing is I didn't even put two and two together and remember there was even supposed to be an alarm until this post. So thank you to the OP for reminding me that I need to go check out or replace the alarm.
Ok, I jumped right to leak being a leak in the propane line. I can see that, both mine are pretty stiff to spin and you have to push in on one first..
In the truck camper they will turn off when I go to low also, I am going to buy a manometer to see if the propane pressure is proper, to me it shouldn't do that, besides its a pain when your cooking ha-ha
there are lots of wifi gas leak alarms, a simple google search will turn up a bunch from simple plug in ones like THIS
or hard mounted like THIS
for CO, it isn't easy finding a combo co/propane with wifi, but there is a lot with out wifi. if you go to a separate co/smoke detector to cover those two it is easy to find wifi.
my question to you, is how does some one bumping the stove cause a gas leak?
The bump turned on the gas to a burner that wasn't lit. Since we left, the had ran for some time before we returned to a trailer full of gas
How old is your detector? They age out at 5 years and need to be replaced. Also, where is it located? It needs to be low and near the floor where the gas will eventually settle, it does take a little time/quantity to set the detector off. Mine will go off if we ever use Lysol air freshener or if our dog farts while on the floor.
The trailer is only 2 years old, but who knows how many decades the detector sat in the manufacturer warehouse
