Propane Detector Set Off by Litterbox????
So after the third night in a row of getting awakened by the scream of the LPG detector, we called the company that made it to try to figure out what the issue could be. We had turned off the...
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GMandJM wrote:
The CSR came up with this: The fumes from the cat using her litter box
may be setting it off.
Perhaps you can use clumping litter and scoop twice a day? Could it be the faint ammonia fumes doing it? I know Hair Spray and Room Freshener sets one of our alarms off. :(
We're picking up another detector today to see if there really is something setting
off the alarm or if it's defective, but we are wondering if anyone with a cat has
had this happen or if anyone has heard of this happening?
Never heard of this happening. We travel with four cats and 2 large litterboxes (totes from Wal*Mart) with a clumping deodorized litter. I scoop several times a day as needed. No alarms have gone off.
It seems a bit farfetched to me.
To me too... unless there's ammonia or some kind of chemical in the litter setting off the alarm.
