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Speaking of fire alarms - erniecarpet@... - 07-14-2007 09:05 Ryan, these units may need to be taken apart and cleaned. My propane detector was acting up and it worked great after cleaning. Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Livingston, Mt ************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Speaking of fire alarms - Ryan Wright - 07-14-2007 12:10 How can I make my built in "gas/smoke alarm" reliable? It randomly decides there is a fire in some location. Usually the refrigerator, but just now it thought the front furnace was on fire. Nothing is on fire. I'd really like to make this system useful, considering I am living in my coach, it seems prudent to have a reliable fire alarm sniffing around in various locations. -Ryan '86 PT-40 8V92 Tri-Cities, WA Speaking of fire alarms - bbwlwb88 - 07-15-2007 00:38 Ryan, if hair spray is used in the bedroom or bathroom areas we have noticed it will frequently cause the alarm to go off. Royal Washburn 97 43WL --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright" > > How can I make my built in "gas/smoke alarm" reliable? > > It randomly decides there is a fire in some location. Usually the > refrigerator, but just now it thought the front furnace was on fire. > Nothing is on fire. > > I'd really like to make this system useful, considering I am living in > my coach, it seems prudent to have a reliable fire alarm sniffing > around in various locations. > > -Ryan > '86 PT-40 8V92 > Tri-Cities, WA > Speaking of fire alarms - Stephen Birtles - 07-15-2007 02:50 Royal have a look at the ingredients propane,butane or some other kind of hydrocarbon is the propellant in the can Sort of shows your detector is working. Ryan your detector is working it is getting trace readings from those appliances I would rather listen to the buzzer than the boom Stephen 77fc35 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bbwlwb88" wrote: > > Ryan, if hair spray is used in the bedroom or bathroom areas we have > noticed it will frequently cause the alarm to go off. > > Royal Washburn > 97 43WL > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright" > > > > > How can I make my built in "gas/smoke alarm" reliable? > > > > It randomly decides there is a fire in some location. Usually the > > refrigerator, but just now it thought the front furnace was on fire. > > Nothing is on fire. > > > > I'd really like to make this system useful, considering I am living in > > my coach, it seems prudent to have a reliable fire alarm sniffing > > around in various locations. > > > > -Ryan > > '86 PT-40 8V92 > > Tri-Cities, WA > > > Speaking of fire alarms - Ryan Wright - 07-15-2007 06:39 Well, I don't use hair spray or similar products. The only chemical type products I use in my bathroom are bar soap, shampoo, stick deoderant, toothpaste and shaving cream. So is there any way to make it less sensitive while still being useful? I'll try locating the sensors and cleaning them as Ernie suggested, maybe that will fix it. Is there a good way to test these sensors? Will that smoke in a can stuff they use for normal smoke detectors work without damaging them? I'd like to locate all five of them and perform an actual test. It would give me more peace of mind about this whole system. -Ryan '86 PT-40 8V92 Tri-Cities, WA On 7/15/07, Stephen Birtles > > Royal > > have a look at the ingredients propane,butane or some other kind of > hydrocarbon is the propellant in the can > Sort of shows your detector is working. > > Ryan > your detector is working it is getting trace readings from those > appliances > I would rather listen to the buzzer than the boom > > Stephen 77fc35 Speaking of fire alarms - Ralph L. Fullenwider - 07-15-2007 06:45 Ryan: Those sensors are not smoke detectors. They only sense LP and CO or as suggested a polymer that is along those lines. Get a can of computer air at radio shack or wally world and give each sensor a "short" blast of air to clean them. Remember they are sensitive and not much is needed to clean them. In the case of the sensor behind the wall on top or near the main breaker box in the closet, if the wiring caught fire the fumes from the burning or melting romex would set it off. Safe travels, Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider 84FC35 Duncan, Oklahoma At 11:39 AM 7/15/2007 -0700, you wrote: >Well, I don't use hair spray or similar products. The only chemical >type products I use in my bathroom are bar soap, shampoo, stick >deoderant, toothpaste and shaving cream. > >So is there any way to make it less sensitive while still being >useful? I'll try locating the sensors and cleaning them as Ernie >suggested, maybe that will fix it. > >Is there a good way to test these sensors? Will that smoke in a can >stuff they use for normal smoke detectors work without damaging them? >I'd like to locate all five of them and perform an actual test. It >would give me more peace of mind about this whole system. > >-Ryan >'86 PT-40 8V92 >Tri-Cities, WA > >On 7/15/07, Stephen Birtles > > > > Royal > > > > have a look at the ingredients propane,butane or some other kind of > > hydrocarbon is the propellant in the can > > Sort of shows your detector is working. > > > > Ryan > > your detector is working it is getting trace readings from those > > appliances > > I would rather listen to the buzzer than the boom > > > > Stephen 77fc35 > > Speaking of fire alarms - pattypape - 07-15-2007 07:47 Ryan, Cleaning with a mild shot of compressed air is a good idea, or try a vacuum cleaner. Then the sensors can be tested with the vapor from a butane lighter, If they still alarm mysteriously , I would believe the alarm and start to check the plumbing with soap bubbles, or a leaky gas detection solution sold at most hardware / plumbing stores. You may have a loose or cracked fitting, This is not uncommon. Bill 88 FC Michigan --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright" > > Well, I don't use hair spray or similar products. The only chemical > type products I use in my bathroom are bar soap, shampoo, stick > deoderant, toothpaste and shaving cream. > > So is there any way to make it less sensitive while still being > useful? I'll try locating the sensors and cleaning them as Ernie > suggested, maybe that will fix it. > > Is there a good way to test these sensors? Will that smoke in a can > stuff they use for normal smoke detectors work without damaging them? > I'd like to locate all five of them and perform an actual test. It > would give me more peace of mind about this whole system. > > -Ryan > '86 PT-40 8V92 > Tri-Cities, WA > > On 7/15/07, Stephen Birtles > > > > Royal > > > > have a look at the ingredients propane,butane or some other kind of > > hydrocarbon is the propellant in the can > > Sort of shows your detector is working. > > > > Ryan > > your detector is working it is getting trace readings from those > > appliances > > I would rather listen to the buzzer than the boom > > > > Stephen 77fc35 > |