Need a new propane detector

[rbp111]

My propane detector went out on me. It was an Atwood 31013 propane detector, which is no longer made. All the others that I find, have different configuration, so don't fit. I was hoping someone knows of a replacement which will fit otherwise it is to the dealer and the cost would be ?.

[Sjm9911]

Please dont get the kidda one if you plan on battery power. Its a battery back up mostly and they drain the battery fast. So it will not last if you are not conected to shore power constantly. For your home get it, its a great detector.

[blofgren]

BarneyS wrote:
This is the one that I replaced my old one with. It mounts in the same hole in a cabinet near the floor and is hard wired into the trailer. It also comes in black and brown,
Barney

I think this is the one that my trailer came with as well. It failed in the first year we bought the trailer used so I replaced it with an identical unit, which failed within about 2 years. This reminds me that I need to replace it in the spring.

The strange thing is that I have never had one fail before this RV, and we owned our last RV for 10 years...:h

[BarneyS]

This is the one that I replaced my old one with. It mounts in the same hole in a cabinet near the floor and is hard wired into the trailer. It also comes in black and brown,
Barney

[IAMICHABOD]

I did find one on Ebay but as I said before I would find out the MFG date before buying.

[craig7h]

This link may help
https://www.etrailer.com/question-522399.html

OP is not looking for the detector thats ceiling mount. He is looking for the replacement that is hard wired and floor level.

[IAMICHABOD]

All good ideas here now but there is one thing to remember is that they have about a 5 year life span.

My first one was a bit over 5 years old when it failed,I purchased my RV in 2010 at the time it was 5 years old MFG on May 2005

Click For Full-Size Image. I bought one on line and the MFG date was more than a year old,I returned it.I then went to Camping World where I could look at the MFG date.That one was only 2 months old, it failed 5 years and 2 months later.

My new Safe-T-Alert has the MFG Date stamped on the back side just as the one that I replaced that was a bit over 5 years old according to the MFG date that was stamped on the backside of the old unit.Here is the new one.


I purchased this one in March 2020.

So I would always look for the MFG date before buying and installing.

[larry_barnhart]

JimR1 Perfect idea. I build many items using wood so I guess I would do our idea using thin wood chevman

[Community Alumni]

Mine went out and yes the replacement was a different size, smaller.

The guy that did the install made a bezel that fit over the hole the old one came from and cut a new hole for the new detector in the bezel.

He used the black heavy plastic like in a compartment and it blends in very well.

JimR

[agesilaus]

The KN-COEG-3 includes 9-Volt battery back up that provides protection during a power outage,

So it has a battery. But I agree these which run off 12V would be better:
12V Pronane/CO detectors

[rbp111]

The problem with the Kiddo product is that it works on A/C. All the propane detectors for rv's are battery powered.
Amazon has lots of them, but I did not notice any which were in size equal to the Atwood 31013.

[_1Flyboy]

Amazon

[agesilaus]

I'd look at Amazon and save some money:
Kiddo propane and carbon monoxide detector with digital display
$60 and over 5000 4 and a half star reviews. They have many others if you don't like that one. I need to replace ours so thanks for the reminder

[rbp111]

Thanks for the info. I was hoping that someone had a detector which whicch could put in and that would be all there is. I guess not.

[enblethen]

Did you see this one from etrailer