Placement of CO2 detector?

[MTBob]

I have a Northern Lite TC that has a carbon dioxide detector that has failed. It is mounted on the inside above the entry door. Instructions that came with the new replacement advise that since CO2 is heavier than air, that the unit should be placed near the floor.
I've been using the camper for over 10 years, and the old unit was installed above the door by the manufacturer of the camper.
The beds are located high in the TC, over the truck cab, slightly below the elevation of the detector.
I'm wondering - where do other RV's have their CO2 detector located?
Thanks
MTBob

[ljr]

mobeewan wrote:

accsys wrote:

rk911 wrote:

ljr wrote:
CO2 is the good stuff that makes plants grow. CO kills people.

Why would anybody have a CO2 detector?

because it too can kill. internal combustion engine exhaust contains co2. think suicides in a vehicle. the OP had a truck camper...slide-in.

Again, you are talking about CO (Carbon Monoxide) not CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) which is the gas in soda water and all carbonated drinks.

And some fire extinguishers.

...and your breath.

[2oldman]

JimK-NY wrote:
We live in a society where we praise "common sense", where opinions are more important than facts and where scientists are viewed as absent minded eggheads.

x2

And if science ever makes a mistake, then nothing they say can be trusted.

[JimK-NY]

We live in a society where we praise "common sense", where opinions are more important than facts and where scientists are viewed as absent minded eggheads.

There is a huge difference between CO and CO2. CO is extremely hazardous and can quickly kill. CO2 is basically harmless unless there is so much that it has displayed all the oxygen in the air. That difference alone is one reason we might care. Another is the appreciation of just basic high school level science.

Location of detectors can be important. Smoke detectors work best when they are located high in the center of a room. If you have ever seen smoke in a room it is easy to understand why. The smoke rises, travels across the ceiling and only slowly mixes with the air. Propane is heavier than air. We cannot see it but it sinks, travels across the floor and slowly mixes with air. Propane detectors should be placed near the floor again in relatively central areas of the room away from corners and dead spaces.

The CO detector can be placed in any location, at any height. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21536403

Location is not important because CO diffuses and mixes with air extremely rapidly.

[mobeewan]

accsys wrote:

rk911 wrote:

ljr wrote:
CO2 is the good stuff that makes plants grow. CO kills people.

Why would anybody have a CO2 detector?

because it too can kill. internal combustion engine exhaust contains co2. think suicides in a vehicle. the OP had a truck camper...slide-in.

Again, you are talking about CO (Carbon Monoxide) not CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) which is the gas in soda water and all carbonated drinks.

And some fire extinguishers.

[2oldman]

It's is my favorite.

[BFL13]

SoundGuy wrote:

wopachop wrote:
Who cares if you call it co2 or CO.

Obviously anyone who cares to live should also care to call deadly carbon monoxide gas by it's correct name as not caring can be deadly. :E By your argument one could post they just bought a new banana and want to know if they can safely tow it with their 1/2 ton ton truck. Good grief, calling anything by it's correct name is obviously important. :S

Try not to have a heart attack SG--you can't win these things. Look how people say "sunk" and "shrunk" when they mean "sank" and "shrank"-- it is so cringe-worthy. More to your point, "they" have taken to say "pesticides" when they mean "herbicides"

Don't get me going on how somehow it became ok to use "careening" instead of "careering". How stupid is that?

Must be the same people who translated "chaise longue" into "lounge chair" and that river in Oregon from "Rouge" to "Rogue". Can't be helped.

Then there are those who keep writing "tow the line" and "hair brained" (Toe the line is how merchant sailors had to step forward to get paid, and of course a hare is a rabbit) How about "baited breath" --is that some kind of fishing thing? Nobody knows what "bated" means apparently.

Oops, now I might have a heart attack! 😞

[Boon_Docker]

I guess to some people it is extremely important. :B

[SoundGuy]

wopachop wrote:
Who cares if you call it co2 or CO.

Obviously anyone who cares to live should also care to call deadly carbon monoxide gas by it's correct name as not caring can be deadly. :E By your argument one could post they just bought a new banana and want to know if they can safely tow it with their 1/2 ton ton truck. Good grief, calling anything by it's correct name is obviously important. :S

[time2roll]

I prefer the CO detector a bit higher than lower. Since CO is generally a result of incomplete combustion I assume it is warmer and will rise when first emitted into the RV.

Actually when I replaced my propane (combustible gas) detector I opted for a combo propane/CO detector so now I have CO both high and low position 🙂

[DrewE]

accsys wrote:

rk911 wrote:

because it too can kill. internal combustion engine exhaust contains co2. think suicides in a vehicle. the OP had a truck camper...slide-in.

Again, you are talking about CO (Carbon Monoxide) not CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) which is the gas in soda water and all carbonated drinks.

CO2 can very much kill too, if enough accumulates to displace the oxygen. This is a very real danger in silos and some mines, among other places. Some of them would even be equipped with CO2 detectors for safety.

Suicide by engine exhaust is very nearly impossible with modern cars that are running properly.

[accsys]

rk911 wrote:

ljr wrote:
CO2 is the good stuff that makes plants grow. CO kills people.

Why would anybody have a CO2 detector?

because it too can kill. internal combustion engine exhaust contains co2. think suicides in a vehicle. the OP had a truck camper...slide-in.

Again, you are talking about CO (Carbon Monoxide) not CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) which is the gas in soda water and all carbonated drinks.

[rk911]

ljr wrote:
CO2 is the good stuff that makes plants grow. CO kills people.

Why would anybody have a CO2 detector?

because it too can kill. internal combustion engine exhaust contains co2. think suicides in a vehicle. the OP had a truck camper...slide-in.

[accsys]

We purchased a combination Smoke/CO detector to replace our old smoke detector on the ceiling over the driver's seat. We also replaced our LP detector with a combination LP/CO detector which is mounted on the wall near the floor in our hallway. That should cover our CO detector needs!

[wopachop]

Wasnt a stupid question. I learned a lot. Who cares if you call it co2 or CO. We all know what you were asking. My CO detector came from the factory on the ceiling and came from the previous owner without a battery. Need to get on that pronto.