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| Anyone know WHY it might be beeping and what to do to make it stop completely? My trailer is unhooked from the truck, parked in the drive and plugged in with nothing on the inside running. the detector randomly beeps and I reset it but no idea why and why it keeps doing it. The detector is electric so it's not a battery running low. There is nothing sitting by the trailer, no engines running near it, etc. |
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Location: Ky | Griz - 2017-08-01 5:46 AM Anyone know WHY it might be beeping and what to do to make it stop completely? My trailer is unhooked from the truck, parked in the drive and plugged in with nothing on the inside running. the detector randomly beeps and I reset it but no idea why and why it keeps doing it. The detector is electric so it's not a battery running low. There is nothing sitting by the trailer, no engines running near it, etc.
If it's a brand new trailer then sometimes the fumes from the materials will set it off. I had a carbon monoxide detecor go bad one time. It's nothing to play with though. Go buy a stand alone detector at walmsrt or somewhere and put it in there. If it goes off too then there's a problem. If it doesn't then the problem is the detector. |
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Location: Windoming | mine just did that the other day too, while trailer was just sitting in yard for days............. |
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Location: Missouri | Mine did it about a month ago. They have replacement dates on them and it was hard wired, not battery. I pulled the fuse to make it stop. Traded my trailer off last week, not because of that, but hey, it's not my problem anymore, lol |
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Location: Upstate New York | Mine did that when I sprayed ant spray around the floor base. Once it aired out, it quit.
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| Tbred - 2017-08-01 10:36 AM
Mine did it about a month ago. Â They have replacement dates on them and it was hard wired, not battery. Â I pulled the fuse to make it stop. Â Traded my trailer off last week, not because of that, but hey, it's not my problem anymore, lolÂ
I hope someone is not killed because " it's not your problem " anymore. Someone could buy that trailer , not know the fuse is out , and die. |
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| Tbred - 2017-08-01 12:36 PM
Mine did it about a month ago. Â They have replacement dates on them and it was hard wired, not battery. Â I pulled the fuse to make it stop. Â Traded my trailer off last week, not because of that, but hey, it's not my problem anymore, lolÂ
Okay - I thought I saw something about a replacement date on it (it's WAY above my head, so I'll need a step stool to look for sure). The trailer is 5 years old, so it may be due. I had no idea this was something that needs to be replaced! |
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Location: Missouri | The dealer knows. I would never not disclose that information. There are a number of things wrong with the trailer and I made a list for the dealer. They will go through it before they resell it. Geez |
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Location: Missouri | Griz - 2017-08-01 1:54 PM Tbred - 2017-08-01 12:36 PM Mine did it about a month ago. They have replacement dates on them and it was hard wired, not battery. I pulled the fuse to make it stop. Traded my trailer off last week, not because of that, but hey, it's not my problem anymore, lol Okay - I thought I saw something about a replacement date on it (it's WAY above my head, so I'll need a step stool to look for sure ). The trailer is 5 years old, so it may be due. I had no idea this was something that needs to be replaced!
Yeah mine was 18 years old and it started a week before I was going to spend the weekend in it. But I knew I was going to have an electrical hookup so I pulled the fuse. Noway I had time to replace it before the trip and I sure couldn't get any sleep with it beeping, lol. |
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Location: TN | my trailer did it too the first Summer I got it (new) pulled the batterys out and quit. it was in the tractor shed un hooked
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| Griz - 2017-08-01 1:54 PM
Tbred - 2017-08-01 12:36 PM
Mine did it about a month ago. Â They have replacement dates on them and it was hard wired, not battery. Â I pulled the fuse to make it stop. Â Traded my trailer off last week, not because of that, but hey, it's not my problem anymore, lolÂ
Okay - I thought I saw something about a replacement date on it (it's WAY above my head, so I'll need a step stool to look for sure ). The trailer is 5 years old, so it may be due. I had no idea this was something that needs to be replaced!
First of all, if it is above you head it is not a carbon monoxide detector. They are close to the floor. CO is more dense than air. My smoke alarms in my house are both--hard wired and battery. They chirp when the battery gets low. It is more annoying than you can imagine. Since your horse trailer may not always be plugged in while you are staying in it there should be a battery backup. Take it down and look. |
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Location: Ky | streakysox - 2017-08-01 8:59 PM
Griz - 2017-08-01 1:54 PM
Tbred - 2017-08-01 12:36 PM
Mine did it about a month ago. Â They have replacement dates on them and it was hard wired, not battery. Â I pulled the fuse to make it stop. Â Traded my trailer off last week, not because of that, but hey, it's not my problem anymore, lolÂ
Okay - I thought I saw something about a replacement date on it (it's WAY above my head, so I'll need a step stool to look for sure ). The trailer is 5 years old, so it may be due. I had no idea this was something that needs to be replaced!
First of all, if it is above you head it is not a carbon monoxide detector. They are close to the floor. CO is more dense than air. My smoke alarms in my house are both--hard wired and battery. They chirp when the battery gets low. It is more annoying than you can imagine. Since your horse trailer may not always be plugged in while you are staying in it there should be a battery backup. Take it down and look.
The LP gas detector is mounted close to the floor. The carbon monoxide detector is mounted up high. |
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| I am unable to post a link but it is a "Safe-T-Alert" carbon monoxide detector.
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | jd&ez - 2017-08-01 10:46 PM streakysox - 2017-08-01 8:59 PM Griz - 2017-08-01 1:54 PM Tbred - 2017-08-01 12:36 PM Mine did it about a month ago. They have replacement dates on them and it was hard wired, not battery. I pulled the fuse to make it stop. Traded my trailer off last week, not because of that, but hey, it's not my problem anymore, lol Okay - I thought I saw something about a replacement date on it (it's WAY above my head, so I'll need a step stool to look for sure ). The trailer is 5 years old, so it may be due. I had no idea this was something that needs to be replaced! First of all, if it is above you head it is not a carbon monoxide detector. They are close to the floor. CO is more dense than air. My smoke alarms in my house are both--hard wired and battery. They chirp when the battery gets low. It is more annoying than you can imagine. Since your horse trailer may not always be plugged in while you are staying in it there should be a battery backup. Take it down and look. The LP gas detector is mounted close to the floor. The carbon monoxide detector is mounted up high.
Bingo, sort of.
CO is actually fractionally less dense than air. Giving it an almost nuetrual density.
THe reason you see CO detectors mounted low is because in almost every case in an RV situation at least the CO detector will also be a propane detector. And propane is denser than air so therefore will sink.
if the dectector is beeping it's telling you to replace the battery or the unit itself has malfunctioned or is out of date.
Basic tools and an IQ above freezing is all it takes to change on in about 10 minutes.
Edited by 1DSoon 2017-08-02 7:12 AM
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| Your propane detector is always separate and mounted low.
CO and smoke alarms are mounted high and can be combined ..
Beeps and chirps are pretty universal on different brands of alarms ...
See if youtube solves your problem with needing backup batteries or
replacing the unit due to its 5 year lifetime expiring.
Is it a beep or a chirp?? lol
https://youtu.be/YLXt3-Vj3Os
We would hate for you to wakeup dead!!
Edited by BARRELHORSE USA 2017-08-02 7:47 AM
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | BARRELHORSE USA - 2017-08-02 8:44 AM Your propane detector is always separate and mounted low. CO and smoke alarms are mounted high and can be combined .. Beeps and chirps are pretty universal on different brands of alarms ... See if youtube solves your problem with needing backup batteries or replacing the unit due to its 5 year lifetime expiring. Is it a beep or a chirp?? lol https://youtu.be/YLXt3-Vj3Os We would hate for you to wakeup dead!!
This would indicate that as usual you do not know what the he ll you are talking about.
http://www.adventurerv.net/safetalert-colp-gas-alarm-white-p-23388.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkpCziM641QIVl4RpCh14kQMDEAQYAiABEgKJTPD_BwE&utm_campaign=partsfeed_ppc&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Froogle
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HA HA you buy yours and I will buy mine separately...
Due to scientific fact that CO is a light gas and rises to the ceiling.
Propane // natural gas is a heavy gas and settles in at floor level and
is very explosive.
If I wake in the gooseneck of my trailer to my ceiling smoke // CO detector I will
know to sleep walk my butt out the door.
If I wake to my close to the floor propane detector, I will know to run out the
door still naked and not create a static spark by putting on a house coat ..
and blowing my butt thru the ceiling ...
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Location: In the back forty | Sometimes detectors can have a 'back-up' battery inside (incase the electricity fails) and if you have that kind then it might be the battery; if it isn't then I'd have everything checked for carbon monoxide, (I heard on the news a few years back about a doctor that kept complaining at work about the carbon monoxide detector at his home going off all the time, it turned out the whole family passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning). |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | BARRELHORSE USA - 2017-08-02 10:02 AM HA HA you buy yours and I will buy mine separately... Due to scientific fact that CO is a light gas and rises to the ceiling. Propane // natural gas is a heavy gas and settles in at floor level and is very explosive. If I wake in the gooseneck of my trailer to my ceiling smoke // CO detector I will know to sleep walk my butt out the door. If I wake to my close to the floor propane detector, I will know to run out the door still naked and not create a static spark by putting on a house coat .. and blowing my butt thru the ceiling ...
CO and "air" have an almost nuetral density. Or in easy to understand terms they are equally dense.(sort of like you)
Combine that with the fact that almost 100% of RV heat sources that require combustion(that's the thing that makes CO) are on the floor and that is why you have CO detectors down low.
Keep serving them up, I can keep knocking them out of the park all day.
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| 1DSoon - 2017-08-02 12:24 PM
BARRELHORSE USA - 2017-08-02 10:02 AM HA HA you buy yours and I will buy mine separately... Due to scientific fact that CO is a light gas and rises to the ceiling. Propane // natural gas is a heavy gas and settles in at floor level and is very explosive. If I wake in the gooseneck of my trailer to my ceiling smoke // CO detector I will know to sleep walk my butt out the door. If I wake to my close to the floor propane detector, I will know to run out the door still naked and not create a static spark by putting on a house coat .. and blowing my butt thru the ceiling ...
CO and "air" have an almost nuetral density. Or in easy to understand terms they are equally dense.(sort of like you)
Combine that with the fact that almost 100% of RV heat sources that require combustion(that's the thing that makes CO) are on the floor and that is why you have CO detectors down low.Â
Keep serving them up, I can keep knocking them out of the park all day.Â
1D ... you are so entertaining. I would love to have you as a friend and neighbor.
As a friend, I am concerned that you have been trying to break the sound barrier
and run in the 1D.
You have been trying for 8 years, any hopes of making a 1D run this year??
Maybe placing a video on BHW and let these wise ladies make some helpful
suggestions would make your dream come true!!
Also, since you are where you don't want to be, there is a nice place down the
road from me that is for sale that has only been owned by very happy people
for a number of years. I think the sign on the front gate stays with the property.
It reads ... NO FROWNING OR WHINING. .. It always makes me smile when I
push the button to open the gate ..
We all enjoy hearing from you, so keep up the great comments and making
a lot of people smile !!
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