CO/LP Detector
I need to replace the CO/LP detector in our camper. The current unit is a Safe-T-Alert 70-742 and I'm having difficulty narrowing in on the proper replacement. Have any of you replaced this same ...
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The issue of placement for detectors seems to be a topic that will not die.
For the most rapid detection of propane, the detector should be mounted low near the floor. Propane is heavier than air and mixes relatively slowly.
CO mixes very rapidly with air and does not stratify like propane does. Hence the detector can in theory be placed at any height including near the floor as in a combination propane/CO detector.
Sadly the EPA bureaucrats made all of this worse. Years ago they decided that the optimum placement for a CO detector was head high, approximately 5' above the floor. This reg seems to have been motivated by the self importance of the EPA rather than based on any science. I do not know if this has been rescinded but they did decide that detectors should be placed in locations as specified by the manufacturer. The last time I checked my paperwork from Kidde they had no recommendation for height of placement. The big concern for either type of detector is to avoid dead spaces such as corners of a room.
For the most rapid detection of propane, the detector should be mounted low near the floor. Propane is heavier than air and mixes relatively slowly.
CO mixes very rapidly with air and does not stratify like propane does. Hence the detector can in theory be placed at any height including near the floor as in a combination propane/CO detector.
Sadly the EPA bureaucrats made all of this worse. Years ago they decided that the optimum placement for a CO detector was head high, approximately 5' above the floor. This reg seems to have been motivated by the self importance of the EPA rather than based on any science. I do not know if this has been rescinded but they did decide that detectors should be placed in locations as specified by the manufacturer. The last time I checked my paperwork from Kidde they had no recommendation for height of placement. The big concern for either type of detector is to avoid dead spaces such as corners of a room.
