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My LP Gas Leak Detector keeps going off, why?

Mar 01, 2008 by Vik | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I own a fleetwood treks trailer, 2006 and the LP GAS LEAK DETECTOR Pre Tell 26 by CCI Controls goes off at least 1-2 times per week. The detector I have is brown and flat, it has the Green Operating light which is always on when the RV is in use and the Red Alarm trivial which is the light that turns on, and also the green Fault effulgent which has not yet turned on at all. In small letters under the Fault Luminosity are the words (Low Voltage). The red alarm gentle turns on normally around 8 or 9AM but no propane smell. Why would their be if the tanks are empty and unconnected? The propane tanks are empty and the batterries are disconnected because I don't privation to use them right now. I do have my RV plugged in only to use my TV and Refrigerator every once in a while (Nothing is wrong with my electrical creator/connection).

This is in character of a trailer in storage.
Usually it means your trailer battery is on-going down
and your LP detector is going off due to low voltage.
IE- it's not detecting gas, it's giving a low battery
terrify.
Nearly all travel trailers will drain the battery(s) while
in storage unless you have a battery detach switch
or simply pull off a battery show the way at the battery post.
This can happen in as little as a month-- cold battery.

But you say your trailer is plugged in???
Are you sure it is. IE the breaker feeding the retailer you
are plugged into could be tripped.
If you have items in the trailer that use household known
and they are working, then it's possible the LP detector
is detecting something else.

LP detectors will locate other gases than just LP.
If your trailer is closed up leak-proof for the winter, it's possible
the LP detector is going off due to outgassing of the gum
in the plywood or paneling or foam cushions in the trailer.
Try leaving a blurt out open or crack a window for some fresh
air.

It's also doable your power center is not charging the
battery as it should.
Deplorable, that one is pretty hard to trouble shoot over the
internet. It could be at the same time to get a friend to check the
battery voltage with a meter, or do it yourself.

Don't over look the conspicuous-- your LP tanks are shut
off right????

Finally-- if you are certain it can't be LP and you don't
have batteries connected and there is no other achievable
source of gas--
remember it will detect most any gas--, why not straight pull the LP detector fuse out of
the fuse box and forget it until you as a matter of fact have LP gas
and are going camping.

Last suggestion and not just for laughs.... it has been reported
on other RV conversation groups that a large dog laying on the floor
next to the LP detector can set it off with a fart.
No kidding.....

Considerable luck!
KyDan