From: wolverine01@charter.net   
      
   On 10/30/2025 3:43 PM, bfh wrote:   
   > sticks wrote:   
   >> On 10/30/2025 1:31 PM, bfh wrote:   
   >>> sticks wrote:   
   >>>> On 10/30/2025 12:09 AM, bfh wrote:   
   >>>>> sticks wrote:   
   >>>>>> Most of our units will have smoke and CO2 alarms in them.  I   
   >>>>>> have added mine to the end of the season routine list for removing   
   >>>>>> the batteries. I will do this yearly and replace first time I get   
   >>>>>> ready to take them out with fresh ones.  Doing this should give   
   >>>>>> adequate performance for the year, and removing them will also   
   >>>>>> ensure the batteries don't start leaking alkaline and ruin the   
   >>>>>> fixtures. They can also become a fire hazard in this state.   
   >>>>>> I have removed mine and placed a tape on reminder inside the RV to   
   >>>>>> replace them when I begin using it again.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Something to consider doing.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Something else to consider:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> In a camper (RV) that uses propane, the gas you need to worry about   
   >>>>> in terms of danger is carbon monoxide (CO) — not carbon   
   >>>>> dioxide (COâ‚‚).   
   >>>>   
   >>>> My day to be inefficacous.  Bill is entirely correct that the   
   >>>> produced gas is CO and not CO2.  I have changed the subject title   
   >>>> to correct this error.  Anyway, do consider taking out the   
   >>>> batteries on these when in storage so they don't get mucked up.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> BTW, my unit, and I assume most others, does have a propane gas   
   >>>> detector, too.  Unlike the smoke and CO alarms, the propane   
   >>>> detector in mine is hard wired to the house batteries.  It will   
   >>>> always draw a very small amount of juice, but won't need battery   
   >>>> replacement.   
   >>>   
   >>> There's something I've thought about from time to time over the   
   >>> decades. Even my old 88 TT has a propane detector. Why don't campers   
   >>> also have CO detectors? Most people can smell propane, but nobody can   
   >>> smell CO. I must be missing something obvious.   
   >>   
   >> Google AI   
   >>   
   >> Are carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in RVs   
   >>   
   >> Thinking   
   >> Kicking off 7 searches   
   >> Looking at 114 sites   
   >> Putting it all together   
   >> While there is no single, all-encompassing federal law in the U.S.   
   >> requiring carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in RVs, multiple factors make   
   >> them mandatory for new vehicles and highly recommended for all others   
   >> . These factors include industry standards, state laws, Canadian   
   >> regulations, and safety requirements in the UK and Europe.   
   >> United States   
   >>   
   >>      RVIA standards: The Recreational Vehicle Industry Association   
   >> (RVIA) requires all new RVs built to their standards to have   
   >> functioning CO detectors. A vast majority of new RVs sold in the U.S.   
   >> adhere to these standards.   
   >>      Rental requirements: Many RV rental companies require their units   
   >> to be equipped with working CO detectors.   
   >>      State and local laws: While not a federal mandate, some states   
   >> and local jurisdictions have their own CO alarm laws that may extend   
   >> to recreational vehicles.   
   >>      Strong recommendation: Major RV safety organizations, including   
   >> the Escapees RV Club, strongly recommend that all RVs have a   
   >> functional CO detector, regardless of age or existing regulations.   
   >> Many older RVs were manufactured before these standards were common,   
   >> so owners must install their own.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Well, hell. I'm behind again - but yours doesn't have one, or does it?   
   >   
      
   Mine has all three. I just had the wrong gas in my brain when I wrote   
   the original post which you correctly noticed.   
      
      
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