Had propane turned on for days.. no issues.. Wife just now cleaning the interior with Pinesol and vacuum, and Propane Alarm is going off. Can the vapors from cleaners set it off or only propane?

Listed below are some common items that can set off propane detectors* Hair Spray* Febreze* Some Cooking Sprays* Some spray on sunscreens* Dog and Human Farts (if this happens you should always blame it on the dog) :-)* Some carpet cleaning chemicalsI am sure that there are even more common chemicals that can set a propane detector off.

What he said. Let it dry and air out

And it could be low battery or worn out alarm they have a life of about 7 years.

bdpreece wrote:Listed below are some common items that can set off propane detectors* Hair Spray* Febreze* Some Cooking Sprays* Some spray on sunscreens* Dog and Human Farts (if this happens you should always blame it on the dog) :-)* Some carpet cleaning chemicalsI am sure that there are even more common chemicals that can set a propane detector off.Add smelly feet/socks to your list.Grandson put his feet next to the detector and within a few secs.. set it off.Mike

Short answer is Yes. Ours goes off everytime I winterize and pour RV antifreeze into the P traps. Has done this for 3 years. Just air it out and it'll go back to acting normal.

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wa8yxm
Explorer III
May 09, 2016
Google, or in this case Yahoo, is your friend:

Search term: pinesol formulation

Found it contains two forms of Alcohol

Alcohol vapors are explosive and since the proper name of the Propane Detector is "Explosive Gas Detector" yes they will set it off.

how explosive are there... Trust me you do not want to know.. I do, but it was pure wood alcohol, used to fuel a space heater, that blew up in my fact, not the diluted formulation Pinesol uses.

(Thank heavens there was a handy snow bank to roll around in or the burns would have been much, much, worse).

But the bottom line is yes,, Pinsol acn indeed set it off.
SCVJeff
Explorer
May 09, 2016
(dup)
SCVJeff
Explorer
May 09, 2016
riven1950 wrote:
Add raid bug spray to the list
and the neighbors ripe trash in the summer...
riven1950
Explorer
May 09, 2016
Add raid bug spray to the list
Boon_Docker
Explorer III
May 09, 2016
I think you will have a tough time finding a battery operated propane alarm. You can buy a hard wired one from Camping World for a little over $50.
traindriver
Explorer
May 09, 2016
My alarm says it is worn out after 5 yrs. If I bought another like it to replace it, it would cost $130.00. I can buy a battery propane and co2 alarm for a lot less money. My question? Would you replace yours with a battery model or with the wired in model? My house alarms are battery and they work just fine.
RJsfishin
Explorer
May 08, 2016
Mandalay Parr wrote:
I fixed mine. I stopped cleaning!

I fixed mine, I stopped detecting !
Johno02
Explorer
May 08, 2016
Propane alarms tend to get a bit oversensitive with age. Might need to be replaced.
joebedford
Nomad II
May 08, 2016
Don't do this:

- light a match to see if it really is propane
3oaks
Explorer
May 08, 2016
Mandalay Parr wrote:
I fixed mine. I stopped cleaning!
I like your fix. :B