Carbon Monoxide from Furnace
We have a 2004 Holiday Rambler (Monaco) Neptune and have had two serious problems we can't seem to resolve. First for two days up in Jackson, WY we smelled the same type of exhaust odor perceived fro...
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Regarding combo detectors.. Natural gas, like CO, is lighter (Well Less Dene for the nit pickers) than air so it rises toward the ceiling,
Propane, on the other hand, is heavier (More dense) so it tends to hug the floor.
This is why your explosive gas detector is mounted near the floor and your CO and SMOKE detector near (or on) the ceiling.
So yes, they do make combo explosive gas/CO detectors and yes they WILL detect Propane as well as natural gas, and Alcohol vapor, And gasoline vapor, and hair spray vapor and methane and a host of other gasses that have the ability to completely ruin your day if ignited.
But if mounted for PROPANE detection (near the floor) they are in the wrong place for CO and if mounted for CO detection (Ceiling or near it) wrong place for Propane. Thus you need two.
In a house however, You can use the combo near or on the ceiling since NATURAL gas is less dense and will rise to the top of the room.
Propane, on the other hand, is heavier (More dense) so it tends to hug the floor.
This is why your explosive gas detector is mounted near the floor and your CO and SMOKE detector near (or on) the ceiling.
So yes, they do make combo explosive gas/CO detectors and yes they WILL detect Propane as well as natural gas, and Alcohol vapor, And gasoline vapor, and hair spray vapor and methane and a host of other gasses that have the ability to completely ruin your day if ignited.
But if mounted for PROPANE detection (near the floor) they are in the wrong place for CO and if mounted for CO detection (Ceiling or near it) wrong place for Propane. Thus you need two.
In a house however, You can use the combo near or on the ceiling since NATURAL gas is less dense and will rise to the top of the room.
