Speaking of fire alarms

[erniecarpet@...]

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




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[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

[bbwlwb88]

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"
wrote:
>
> 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
>

[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



--- 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"
> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
>

[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 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

[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
>
>

[pattypape]

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"
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
>