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    Posted: 28 Mar 2019 at 3:49pm
I have a 2016 Pod last summer mine did the same thing no matter what I did to silence it, wouldn't stop. My 80lb dog looked to have come out of her fur. So after airing out the camper we settled down to watch TV. Again it went off, so unscrewed the cover cut the to wires.  Just reattached it this week no issues happen yet going camping this weekend time will tell.
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Originally posted by Idaho Jones Idaho Jones wrote:

Have had ours go off several times for no apparent reason (propane was turned off).   I'm wondering if the detector goes off when the battery is low.   Anybody know?


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Have had ours go off several times for no apparent reason (propane was turned off).   I'm wondering if the detector goes off when the battery is low.   Anybody know?
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If your "canned air" is the Costco Dust Off variety, the compressed gas is NOT AIR but "difluoroethane", a greenhouse chlorofluorocarbon.  Just saying, Dust Off is not air.
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A pair or two of "ripe" socks set our off more than once   ...

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You are correct that alarm sensors can deteriorate.  There is no real time limit for how long your units will last.  I have had fire, Carbon Monoxide, and propane dectectors go off way before their stamped replacement dates.  Replacing them has always alleviated the problem.  But, don't just cut/remove an alarm without replacing them.  All that bouncing of the Pod can cause eventual wear on the furnace and propane lines.  Better to spend a few dollars replacing the alarms than betting that you can get out while the Pod is aflame or gases are suffocating you or you loved ones.
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Update: installed the new propane detector, and haven't had any problems since. So, it seems to have been a contaminated sensor, not a leak.

I read around a bit more after I'd ordered the new one and found that a can of compressed air will sometimes take care of a contaminated sensor. Oh well, what's done is done.
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Originally posted by Ratdog Ratdog wrote:

Originally posted by pentachris pentachris wrote:


I've read around a bit more online and apparently LP detectors that are hyper-sensitive to lots of things (including gases other than propane) are not uncommon. Some folks have reported that flatulent dogs sleeping near them will set them off. Others say that when theirs starts to go off, they know their propane tank is almost empty.
 
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Yep, I might have to put in an on/off switch with 170lbs of flatulent dogs sleeping right above the dang thing...

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ratdog Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Aug 2011 at 7:27pm
Originally posted by pentachris pentachris wrote:

Mine has a production date, not an expiration date. It says it was made in February of last year.

I've read around a bit more online and apparently LP detectors that are hyper-sensitive to lots of things (including gases other than propane) are not uncommon. Some folks have reported that flatulent dogs sleeping near them will set them off. Others say that when theirs starts to go off, they know their propane tank is almost empty.

I tested my battery to make sure it wasn't a low battery alarm. 13.21V with the leads disconnected. I made an interesting discovery: gravity was the only thing holding my battery on the frame. It's worked well until now, but I won't rest easy until I've strapped it down from here on.

Also just tested the "tank's almost empty" theory. Tare weight of the tank is 18 lbs. My bathroom scale says it currently weighs 29-30 lbs. So, it's a little low, but not almost empty. We use very little propane during the summer, so this should last us until October, when we might need to run the heater a little when we camp.
 
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