Our built in propane alarm started going off unexpectedly over the last few months and last night it went off several times in the night. I checked and reset it three times and finally at about 2:00 AM, pulled the fuse.
This morning I went down to Camping World and bought a new one ($59 US) and installed it. I noticed the old one was made in 2004 and expired in 2014! I guess it was due for replacement!
Then I checked to see how old my Smoke and CO detectors are and see they will both be five years old on April 20. I guess I will be making a trip down to Home Depot for replacements.
EDIT* A little on line research tells me they are good for ten years, not five.
EDIT* A little on line research tells me they are good for ten years, not five.
I make Jim check ours at least once a year. Usually as we're getting ready to head north. But this is definitely a good reminder.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteWas your battery operated? Ours is wired into the system and we have had not issues since 2001.
ReplyDeleteOur propane and CO detector are wired in but still need to be replaced every 5-7 years.as the manuals say.
ReplyDeleteGeorge is right, they say right on them to replace every ten years. It is the sensors that wear out.
ReplyDeleteI will add that to our to do list.
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