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PaYahoo101
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Nov 14, 2013

Carbon Monoxide Alarm

My Costar detector died after 6 years, the suggested life of the unit posted on the unit. In replacing the unit, is there a difference between a unit for residential use and one for use in our Travel Trailer?
Any units you would recommend??
  • What is needed is a dual chamber detector that will detect CO and smoke from a slow smoldering fire such as may start in a R/V because of electrical fires and fast burning smokeless fires.

    After a lot of research.

    This is what I found.
    A Kidde KN-COSM-XTR-B
    That seemed to be best suited for this kind of application.

    Like This

    They now can be bought at Home Depot, also At Amazon.

    Amazon

    I suggest you read all the info and make your decision on this but I replaced the ones in my Class C with this one.They are rated for 7 years
    and most are only rated for 5,If your RV is older than 5 years old and they haven't been changed they are most likely no good. Mine needed to be replaced so this was a good deal for me.

    Just a reminder,a first line of defense is always the best. Check those smoke detectors and replace them if needed,all have a date on them and how long they are good for. If they don't, toss them.

    While it is important to know all of your emergency exits it is also
    important to be warned early,especially if you are older or have mobility issues or have small children.

    I hope that this helps,It is better to be safe than sorry and it is a small price to pay for security and peace of mind.
  • I thought I could do the home type, found it went off when it should not have due to such things as traveling in high elevations. Went back to the one designed for motor homes and had no problems. You can find good prices on the RV models on amazon.com. Dick