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CO replacement help

r1Mk
Explorer
Explorer
It's time to replace my CO detector but it's hard wired (takes battery also). The wiring does not have any connectors I can disconnect. Can I just cut the wires and leave them stuffed in the wall and install a residential detector that runs on battery only.



MOD'S EDIT: I changed CO2 to CO for you. Lots of amateur chemists here will beat you up all day for that extra oxygen atom that changes carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide.
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nayther
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Explorer
in my old trailer there was one detector that when tripped shut off the propane, don't recall if it was CO or propane.
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dedmiston
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Moderator
r1Mk wrote:
Just wondering what, if anything, would happen if those wires stay disconnected. I can't find another detector that is also hard wired.


There shouldn't be any harm in capping them off. That's what we did with our old CO detector.

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r1Mk
Explorer
Explorer
Just wondering what, if anything, would happen if those wires stay disconnected. I can't find another detector that is also hard wired.
'06 GMC Duramax 4X4
'12 Fuzion 302
Winter 3 sleds
Summer 3 quads

dedmiston
Moderator
Moderator
We had trouble with our last trailer as the detectors pooped out. It's really hard to find a replacement that's the same size as the original.

2014 RAM 3500 Diesel 4x4 Dually long bed. B&W RVK3600 hitch • 2015 Crossroads Elevation Homestead Toy Hauler ("The Taj Mahauler") • <\br >Toys:

  • 18 Can Am Maverick x3
  • 05 Yamaha WR450
  • 07 Honda CRF250X
  • 05 Honda CRF230
  • 06 Honda CRF230

mockturtle
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Explorer
ScottG wrote:
I think you mean Co - carbon monoxide.

Scott


Yeah, if you had a CO2 detector, it would deploy every time you exhaled. Quite a nuisance.
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ScottG
Nomad
Nomad
I think you mean Co - carbon monoxide.

Scott

Helimech
Explorer
Explorer
Sure you can, but can't you cut the existing wires and splice in the new?