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Location: Grapeland, Texas | Do they have a certain life time? My trailer is 13 yrs old and it started chirpping when I was in South Dakota in June. Windows were open and fan was on.. The alarm is up in the bed area. Then the other day It went off. It was real hot in the trailer, would that effect it or is it just time for a new one? It is plugged in to electric for the fridge, no gas burning in it right now. |
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Location: Wi |
Edited by RustyScupper 2016-08-23 3:01 PM
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Veteran
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Location: Wi | I see no one has posted in on this subject so I thought i would weigh in. I have heard 5 years, but don't have a source to back it up so I did some googling. I came up with this from a page on google: According to MTI Industries, the recommended service life of CO and LP alarms is 5 years.
People die each year from CO poisoning so it isnt something to mess with.
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Veteran
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Location: Wi | I see no one has posted in on this subject so I thought i would weigh in. I have heard 5 years, but don't have a source to back it up so I did some googling. I came up with this from a page on google: According to MTI Industries, the recommended service life of CO and LP alarms is 5 years.
People die each year from CO poisoning so it isnt something to mess with.
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Location: Missouri | I'd like to also point out it doesn't matter how much of this time is spent in storage or powered off. The sensor cell that detects the CO and LP degrades with time, so simply exposure to the air dictates the life of the cell. |
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Location: Grapeland, Texas | Thanks ya'll. I kind of figured that, but wasn't sure how long they lasted. Will get another one before we take it out again. Thanks again. |
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