Safe Alert propane gas detector
On our latest trip, upon setting up, the Safe Alert propane gas detector in the unit started malfunctioning. It was periodically beeping much like a smoke detector in your home does when the backup ba...
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bill.ritchie wrote:
On our latest trip, upon setting up, the Safe Alert propane gas detector in the unit started malfunctioning. It was periodically beeping much like a smoke detector in your home does when the backup battery is dead. The warning light on the unit was flashing red/ green which according to the unit indicates "replace". When I went to remove the unit ( it is hard wired into the electrical system) the beeping stopped, the light turned green, and has seemingly been functioning normal ever since.
Anyone had this issue with their own rig? Any thoughts on whether I should replace it or simply keep an eye on it to make sure it functions properly going forward?Thanks
When they beep like that it means 'low voltage'. You could have a convertor and/or battery malfunctioning. Not enough for you to notice if you don't use the 12 volt lights that much, but it IS enough to make the detector go off.
THAT was how I found out my converter was malfunctioning and in turn frying my batteries. Check your coach battery and converter.
When you plugged into the shore power your converter started charging your low battery and that is why it suddenly stopped beeping when you were set up because it got the correct voltage to it.
check your coach battery before you start ripping the detector out and replacing it!
