Updating CO/Propane/Smoke detectors/alarms
Before we use the new to us camper, I want to upgrade/update the detectors/alarms. It currently has a CO alarm which is likely a 1995 version. Other than that, it has nothing. I plan to have a C...
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JimK-NY wrote:
A combination CO/propane detector goes for about $40. They need to be replaced every few years once they start to give false alarms. I have no idea about a separate battery backup. My is hardwired and I do not remember seeing a choice for one with a separate battery.
In addition to the wired in detector, I have a separate CO detector. It is a small unit that runs on a couple of AA batteries. There is a low battery beep, but I replace them every year before that starts. I have given up on a smoke detector. The TC is just too small and it gives an alarm almost every time I cook regardless of the location.
Thanks for the insight on the smoke alarm. Curious, have they been RV specific smoke alarms or HH units? I'm wondering if they make them differently to compensate for the enclosed space.
