Placement of CO2 detector?

Combo CO/LP alarm units are popular, but I much prefer separate units so both can be optimally placed with CO eye level and LP at floor level.

MTBob wrote:
I have a Northern Lite TC that has a carbon dioxide detector that has failed.

I'm wondering - where do other RV's have their CO2 detector located?

I don't know of any RV that is factory equipped with a CO2 detector ... most these days would have a dual purpose propane / CO detector located near the floor.

The typical CO detector is a combo detector with the propane leak detector. For propane leaks, the detector is mounted near the floor. Propane tends to hang low to the floor and mixes slowly with air. CO mixes rapidly and the detector can be placed anywhere.

Personally, I would like to have it near my head where I am sleeping, as I feel that that is when I am most vulnerable to a Carbon Monoxide build up.

It turns out that there are also rules for where NOT to put a CO detector (at least in a house).

"The following locations can either create a false alarm or avoid your
detector from properly identifying the CO levels in your home:

* In close proximity to any fuel-burning appliance.
* In excessively humid areas such as your bathroom.
* In direct sunlight.
* Near any sources of blowing air such as a fan, vent or open window."

As you can see from that, it can be tricky finding a good place in something as small as an RV.

Boon Docker wrote:
The standard recommendation for a CO (carbon monoxide) detector is approx 5 feet above the floor.

A CO2 (carbon dioxide) detector is placed at floor level.

CO is lighter than air and CO2 is heavier than air.

That’s where mine is, about chest high in the TC. It’s also at the foot of the cabover bed area, which is another recommendation I remember seeing on CO detector packaging. They should be installed in the area you will be sleeping.

:):)

CO2 is the good stuff that makes plants grow. CO kills people.

Why would anybody have a CO2 detector?

The standard recommendation for a CO (carbon monoxide) detector is approx 5 feet above the floor.

A CO2 (carbon dioxide) detector is placed at floor level.

CO is lighter than air and CO2 is heavier than air.

I have a CO detector, not Co2.

The LP detector for propane should be low near the floor, but the CO detector should be higher. Not sure there is a CO2 detector. Unfortunately, they also make a combo LP/CO detector, so wherever you put it is wrong. IMO have two single purpose units and put the LP low and the CO higher. With the ceiling fire alarm, that makes three detectors.