Speaking of fire alarms

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

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 wrote:
> >
> > 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
>
>