Carbon dioxide detector

[Buckleup]

Our 2013 Puma 5th wheel has an overly sensitive carbon dioxide detector. It goes off in the wee hours of the morning several times and we cannot find the reason for its sensitivity. We have moved the trash can outside and checked all gas lines etc. any ideas?

[RJsfishin]

My 1962 Cabover dint need a CO detector, neither did my 1979 Lindy Class C, nor did 1984 Itaska. So the first time it woke me up at 2 am in my 1998 Flair, I chopped the red wire to it, and it never gave me trouble again. And now I'll be dripped if the CO det in this Rexhall din't wake me up the first week I had it. Needless to say, it got the same red wire treatment. In fact its going to make a beeeeautiful place for my ebay beeeeautiful Blue LED digital readout panel mount clock,....that is on a very slow boat from china.
In reality, I'm sic and tired of people wanting to save me from myself,....what ever that means 🙂
And seems like "they" decided that RVs don't need a propane sniffer anymore ?? I quess todays propane is safer than yesterdays propane,....or did they find out we're smarter than they first thought ??

[olygene]

By all means install another CO detector. Install in the bedroom. Check to see if both go off at same time. If it does, you have a problem. If it doesn't, you have a CO detector that needs to be replaced. I have 2 CO units just for peace of mind. The cost is minimal when you think about it.

[wolfe10]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
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These things wear out. I simply do not trust a detector more than 5 years in constant service. I have two detectors in operation.

Most likely issue. They DO have a finite life. Just had to replace ours two weeks ago-- false alarms. The new one came with a warning that 5 years was IT.

[mobeewan]

Another thing to check is if you are running the fridge on propane and the CO is leaking into the trailer.

[SCVJeff]

100ton wrote:
Try another CO DETECTOR and see if alerts alon with the suspect unit.

And quit squeezing the dog....

[tbred]

100ton wrote:
Try another CO DETECTOR and see if alerts alon with the suspect unit.

Yep!!

[MEXICOWANDERER]

---- happens

These things wear out. I simply do not trust a detector more than 5 years in constant service. I have two detectors in operation.

[100ton]

Try another CO DETECTOR and see if alerts alon with the suspect unit.

[Bumpyroad]

aerosol sprays will do it too.
bumpy

[dahkota]

Do you have a dog? Sometimes their gas (or that of humans) is enough to set it off.

[2oldman]

Global warming.

[sch911]

I'm sure you mean Carbon Monoxide CO detector. If it keeps going off I'd be worried about a real leak. CO levels can be measured by the local fire department. Doesn't take much like a leaky furnace heat exchanger, or water heater not venting properly.