Atwood furnace fumes inside RV
I have a 2006 Coachman with an Atwood 8531_IV furnace. I noticed a propane smell in the coach and found the valve in the furnace was leaking, so I replaced it. Now I just get exhaust odors. I'm thinki...
Forum Discussion
frankziegler wrote:
By the way, I have smoke, CO and LP detectors and none went off. The LP detector is handheld so you can probe places I don't want to put my nose. It didn't detect anything before I replaced the valve. Not very sensitive.
Are they OEM or have they been replaced recently.
They ALL have a 'self life' which is typically 5 yrs or so. Sensors go 'nose blind' and fail. Expiration date is stamped on backside of detectors -----
2006 .......they are 10 yrs PLUS and are no longer reliable
REPLACE!
