ReneeG wrote:
SidecarFlip wrote:
Remember too that all CO detectors have a set lifespan and need replaced after a period of time. Comes under RV maintenance. Just like a new Anode rod in the HWH.
Note: We bought our FW new in 2010 and we just had to replace the CO detector this spring. It continued to sound a bad battery signal after new batteries. Referred to the manual and yup - time to replace.
Lot of that (time period) has to do with the interval between manufacture of the unit and when it's installed and used. CO detectors like flooded cell batteries start their life when made and are 'getting older and closer to their end of lifespan' even before you buy the RV. It's because the rare metal part of the detector element has a finite life.
Last one I had in my sold camper lasted as long as I had the camper...15 years.
They are not cheap either.
