Why Does Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide/Propane Detector Have Two Power Wires

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I removed my battery from my Airstream trailer for the winter. Today I installed a new Atwood LP gas detector. The trailer was powered by my generator. After installing the detector, I had no power flowing to at the detector. Must a battery be installed to get power to the detector? My guess is yes so that it constantly has power.

asked by: Keith L

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The Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide and Propane Gas Detector # AT36681 does have two power wires which one of them gets ran to the main power source and the other a backup battery. I would verify for sure that you have power to the wire you have ran currently but it would still work with only one wire having power.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

The Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide and Propane Gas Detector part #AT36681 will be an excellent replacement for the ProTECHtor LP Gas Detector. The Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide and Propane Gas Detector has a seven year life span which is pretty standard. The…

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Answer 2

The Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide and Propane Gas Detector part #AT36681 has three wires as you mentioned but only two will need to be used. There are two red wires and one black wire. The black wire is ground and the two red wires are for power. Only…

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Answer 3

The Atwood 2001 Protechtor you have is for detecting just propane whereas the part #AT36681 detects propane and carbon monoxide.

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Answer 4

The Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide and Propane Gas Detector - 12 Volt - White #AT36681 utilizes a wall cutout size of 3-9/16" long x 3-7/16" wide x 1" deep. This is the replacement for the GS961LP you referenced. I've linked a diagram…

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Answer 5

We've seen this issue before on your Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide and Propane Gas Detector #AT36681 and the beeping every 40 seconds indicates "a fault has been detected that compromises some detector function." What you need to do is use…

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Answer 6

When replacing your existing detector with the Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide and Propane Gas Detector #AT36681 you will not need to disconnect the 12V trailer batteries. It also does not matter which of the two power wires you connect first. The third…

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Answer 7

If your carbon monoxide detector is beeping frequently then it's alerting you that it's time to replace it. It is hardwired to the battery so the only option is to trash it and replace it with another one like the Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide…

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Answer 8

The red blinking light on the Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide and Propane Gas Detector part #AT36681 under the propane heading means that the propane sensor is disabled or faulty. I recommend doing a hard reset of the unit but if that does not work then…

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Answer 9

I went out to our warehouse to check for you, however the Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide and Propane Gas Detector #AT36681 units are bubble packaged so I can't get that information for you. Regardless of that date you are seeking they come with a 2…

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Answer 10

I can tell you for sure that the Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide and Propane Gas Detector #AT36681 will work great to replace your current Atwood 36636 detector. From what I was able to find on your current Atwood 36636, the Atwood RV Carbon Monoxide and…

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Answer 11

For a replacement combination LP Gas/CO detector for your RV you can use Atwood part #AT36681. It is intended for installation at no more than 18" from the floor and both include a mounting plate.

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Answer 12

On the top of the Atwood Carbon Monoxide detector part #AT36681 there are two tabs you need to depress to pry the bezel off the front of it which will then show you the screws/hardware that secure the detector to your wall.

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