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r1Mk's avatar
r1Mk
Explorer
Mar 07, 2018

CO replacement help

It's time to replace my CO detector but it's hard wired (takes battery also). The wiring does not have any connectors I can disconnect. Can I just cut the wires and leave them stuffed in the wall and install a residential detector that runs on battery only.



MOD'S EDIT: I changed CO2 to CO for you. Lots of amateur chemists here will beat you up all day for that extra oxygen atom that changes carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide.
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  • nayther's avatar
    nayther
    Explorer
    Mar 08, 2018
    in my old trailer there was one detector that when tripped shut off the propane, don't recall if it was CO or propane.
  • dedmiston's avatar
    dedmiston
    Moderator
    Mar 07, 2018
    r1Mk wrote:
    Just wondering what, if anything, would happen if those wires stay disconnected. I can't find another detector that is also hard wired.


    There shouldn't be any harm in capping them off. That's what we did with our old CO detector.
  • r1Mk's avatar
    r1Mk
    Explorer
    Mar 07, 2018
    Just wondering what, if anything, would happen if those wires stay disconnected. I can't find another detector that is also hard wired.
  • dedmiston's avatar
    dedmiston
    Moderator
    Mar 07, 2018
    We had trouble with our last trailer as the detectors pooped out. It's really hard to find a replacement that's the same size as the original.
  • mockturtle's avatar
    mockturtle
    Explorer II
    Mar 07, 2018
    ScottG wrote:
    I think you mean Co - carbon monoxide.

    Scott


    Yeah, if you had a CO2 detector, it would deploy every time you exhaled. Quite a nuisance.
  • Helimech's avatar
    Helimech
    Explorer
    Mar 07, 2018
    Sure you can, but can't you cut the existing wires and splice in the new?

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