Carbon monoxide detector replacement

[Notakwanon]

Like the rest of you, my camper, which I've owned for 10 years, has a carbon monoxide detector, which I had never replaced. I drove to the largest RV dealership in Maryland, which had only one model of CO detector in stock, and upon inspecting the package, saw that it had been manufactured in 2014. If a CO detector is supposed to be replaced every 5 years, purchasing one which is already 3 years old made no sense, so I did not buy it. When you replaced your CO detector, where did you purchase a 'fresh' one? Tom McCloud

[SidecarFlip]

The last one in my old / sold Lance went 10 years before it started tweeting.

[Joe417]

I bought one on ebay this past spring that was both CO and LP. Seller was a RV dealer and advertised the mfr date, I believe it was only 6 months out. Still in the original packaging.

Best part, it was half what they sell for at local RV dealers. $42 with shipping. I may have lucked up on the price but you can find a newer production on ebay.

[time2roll]

+1 for a higher volume store such as Home Depot. It is 5 years from placed in service though.
Also get a new propane detector. I got the combo propane/CO in addition to the CO replacement.
Then there is the smoke detector....

[ticki2]

ScottG wrote:
I wait until they're alarm indicates they are bad. No reason to do so before that.
ALL Co detectors give ample warning.
My new TT came with a standard Homedepot type detector.

The problem with that method is when they go bad they can also go off as a false alarm . It happens to me this summer at 3AM with a 10 year old detector that tested correctly . Needless to say it was a long night. The next day I had the camper checked by a near by fire station with their meter and found nothing wrong with camper.

[ScottG]

I wait until they're alarm indicates they are bad. No reason to do so before that.
ALL Co detectors give ample warning.
My new TT came with a standard Homedepot type detector.

[Noel]

As a general rule the CO detectors available only set off the alarm at a relatively high level. Not enough to kill you or make you sleepy....but at a level that can cause injury to you....over a long enough time.

There are CO detectors out there you can buy that alarm at a MUCH LOWER level. They are in our RV and if you are interested, I can look at the manufacturer and model#. Battery powered.

[DWeikert]

A few options, in no particular order...

http://www.adventurerv.net/

https://www.pplmotorhomes.com/

http://www.campingworld.com/

[esyers]

Home Depot

[SidecarFlip]

Online.

[powderman426]

I believe the Kidde detector with a ten year lithium ion battery to be a good choice. No more messing with batteries, and if you do detect a problem the unit displays a ppm so you know just how high the levels are.