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Post by 101stairborne on Apr 8, 2018 15:25:22 GMT -5
Friday afternoon, we took a trip to the mountains for an extended weekend. After getting setup, I turned on the furnace. Heat came out; however, after a couple of minutes, the LP gas sensor alarm activated. I tried turning the furnace off and began the process again. Still an alarm. Could not find a tech to come check it. We packed up and came home.
Yesterday while unpacking the unit, I turned on the furnace (just for giggles). It came on fine . No LP sensor alarm. It ran for an hour, warmed the unit and no alarms.
Anyone had this problem. we have a Durango G380FLF.
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Post by Chuck on Apr 8, 2018 17:05:24 GMT -5
101stairborne You may have had a little propane wondering about. we have had this happen an all I did was turn on the overhead fan an cleared the air for a couple of minutes an alarm went off ... I have even heard an read where a larger dog passing gas has set them off LOL ... Also be careful when cooking, make sure overhead stove or the overhead fan is on otherwise it will set the fire alarm off Ugh, these alarms a very, very sensitive to anything ... I would just to make sure you do not have a propane leak check you propane hose's going from your regulator to your tanks ... I know of three people now that have had to change out those hoses because of a leaking fitting behind the large green knob that tightens onto the propane tank ... Use a squirt bottle filled with soapy water an squirt around the fittings, if you have/see bubbles you have a leaky fitting an should be replaced ... I don't remember the part number but if you take the bad hose to any RV dealer the parts guy should know the right replacement hose, they are different so do not guess, take the hose with you  Safe Travels Chuck |
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Post by 101stairborne on Apr 8, 2018 17:52:12 GMT -5
101stairborne You may have had a little propane wondering about. we have had this happen an all I did was turn on the overhead fan an cleared the air for a couple of minutes an alarm went off ... I have even heard an read where a larger dog passing gas has set them off LOL ... Also be careful when cooking, make sure overhead stove or the overhead fan is on otherwise it will set the fire alarm off Ugh, these alarms a very, very sensitive to anything ... I would just to make sure you do not have a propane leak check you propane hose's going from your regulator to your tanks ... I know of three people now that have had to change out those hoses because of a leaking fitting behind the large green knob that tightens onto the propane tank ... Use a squirt bottle filled with soapy water an squirt around the fittings, if you have/see bubbles you have a leaky fitting an should be replaced ... I don't remember the part number but if you take the bad hose to any RV dealer the parts guy should know the right replacement hose, they are different so do not guess, take the hose with you Safe Travels Chuck Thanks Chuck. We have been RVing for 12 years and this is t I e first time to have this happen. Your suggestion makes perfectly good sense. Thanks again. |
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Post by Chuck on Apr 8, 2018 18:28:43 GMT -5
Ok 101stairborne
Sorry, you never know how long anyone has been RVing unless they say something (Smile), I was just
trying to make sure all the base's were covered ... We have been camping as well for a number of
years an our new trailer has the most sensitive alarms the DW an I have saw, they seem to go off
just looking at them LOL ...
I would however check your propane hoses, Edd505 an I are both taking our stiff hoses an I mean stiff
propane hose's back to the rally to show Kz ... The replacements were not at all stiff an are flexible
an the local RV dealer parts guy said they looked like they were 10 years old (his term) as hard as
they were even thought they looked new ...
I'm not saying all propane hose's are bad but it's worth looking at to be on the safe side, both Edd an
our trailer are both just over a year old an both were replaced before the trailer was a year old ...
Safe travels an Happy Glamping
Chuck
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Post by 101stairborne on Apr 8, 2018 19:28:18 GMT -5
Ok 101stairborne Sorry, you never know how long anyone has been RVing unless they say something (Smile), I was just trying to make sure all the base's were covered ... We have been camping as well for a number of years an our new trailer has the most sensitive alarms the DW an I have saw, they seem to go off just looking at them LOL ... I would however check your propane hoses, Edd505 an I are both taking our stiff hoses an I mean stiff propane hose's back to the rally to show Kz ... The replacements were not at all stiff an are flexible an the local RV dealer parts guy said they looked like they were 10 years old (his term) as hard as they were even thought they looked new ... I'm not saying all propane hose's are bad but it's worth looking at to be on the safe side, both Edd an our trailer are both just over a year old an both were replaced before the trailer was a year old ... Safe travels an Happy Glamping Chuck I am always open to suggestions. Even if you have been doing this 25 years, there is always something to learn. This has got to be the most fun experience around .You meet some really great people and make so many new friends. |
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Post by Edd505 on Apr 8, 2018 21:59:33 GMT -5
Not sure about your propane detector but my last 5W would alarm if batters got a bit low. Just a thought ....
I saved my propane pig tails for the rally, both leaked like chuck said.
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Post by Chuck on Apr 9, 2018 0:39:55 GMT -5
101stairborne As with you I am always open to suggestions, an never to old to learn, I try to keep an open mind on most everything, as my old dad use to say " a day that you don't learn something new is a wasted day " I can still hear him whisper that in my ear ever so often I agree on meeting new people an making life long friends, I am sorry that i won't see a couple of Kz friends back at the rally this year, but we still think of them often an look at the Kz rally pictures remembering them an what we were doing when the pictures were taken ... We will however will get to see some of the people from last year again this year like jetzen who is from Ohio were I was born an have children there, Ronc an rvdude who are from the state of Texas which I use to live in well over half my life before moved up here in Washington State... We will get to meet new friends like Edd505 who I correspond with all the time an have talked to on the phone An as well I hope to meet some of the people on the form while traveling across the country on I-90 an I-94 an I-75 to US 30 to the rally, with stops in Ohio to see my oldest son an a few cousins as well ... So if your out an about an close to any of these routes in late July we would glad to meet you an your DW or camp together at one of our stops ... We like to only travel at most 375 to maybe 400 miles most days an stop for a few days to look around thus taking our time going anywhere ... But we are always up to stopping to have lunch, water the dogs an walk around an meet people ... As well we live along I-5 an if your ever driving up or down such PM us an we would be glad to meet you an the your wife, we do camp at least once a month in Washington state an Oregon however, so if your close let us know .... Safe travels an happy Glamping Chuck |
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Post by johnr on Apr 9, 2018 7:51:53 GMT -5
Just throwing this out there... a low house battery can cause your CO2 detector to trip as well. What you could try is plugging the RV back into the truck. This goes straight to the 12V system and see if the alarm trips again.
I did have to replace my CO2 detector after a couple years because it went bad on me. It would go off shortly after arriving somewhere and annoy us for a couple hours. I bought a plug-in style CO2 detector as a backup for my own sanity.
Good luck!
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