| Author | Message | ||
| RJmule (Rjmule)
Registered Member Username: Rjmule Post Number: 146 Registered: 2-2007 Posted From: 76.254.142.45 Rating: N/A |
Would anyone know if these would be suitable for a bus conversion. Thanks. Re: (2) firex carbon monoxide detector with battery back-up (each) - $15 (orange county) | ||
| George M. Todd (George_mc6)
Registered Member Username: George_mc6 Post Number: 463 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 207.231.75.253 Rating: N/A |
RJ, Apparently what you are describing are household type CO detectors. If so, they are designed to run on 120 VAC, and on battery for only a short time during power failures. They will work fine in a bus, but take the batts out before you leave it for the winter, or they will be dead, and tend to leak and ruin things. Also, these will cause an inverter with idle feature to run in power all the time, for what that's worth. G | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 1181 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.110.9  Rating: N/A |
Check with Camping World to see what they offer. | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
Registered Member Username: Jackconrad Post Number: 773 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.3.173.51  Rating: N/A |
You are better off to get CO detectors that operate off 12 volt DC for the reasons mentioned above as well as 12 volt DC models are made for vehicles and can better handle bumps, jolts and vibration associated with traveling. Jack PS: follow the installation instructions. Installing it in the wrong location can make it useless. Jack | ||
| John and Barb Tesser (Bigrigger)
Registered Member Username: Bigrigger Post Number: 82 Registered: 9-2007 Posted From: 24.197.246.104  Rating: N/A |
I just bought 2 combination smoke detector and co detectors for $40 and change on sale at Menards (ie Home Depot, Lowes, etc) they arent that expesive and came with new alkaline batts also. | ||
| RJmule (Rjmule)
Registered Member Username: Rjmule Post Number: 147 Registered: 2-2007 Posted From: 76.254.142.45 Rating: N/A |
thank you all for your informative advice. |