Antifreeze CO2 & Propane Alarm

[HDRider]

I wanted to alert you guys that when you winterize the antifreeze might set of your CO2 alarm.

 

We never had it happen before but we sure did yesterday.  I reset it a bunch of times and kept scratching my head.  Cindy found something via the Google about it. The antifreeze has alcohol in it and can set off the alarm.

 

I just found these other little tidbits about RV Antifreeze -  

• Drying Rubber Seals: Repeated long-term exposure to high-concentration ethanol can dry out or degrade rubber O-rings, pump diaphragms, and toilet blade seals over time.

• Taste & Odor: Ethanol leaves a distinct alcohol smell and can impart a persistent chemical taste to PEX lines and vinyl hoses that takes extensive flushing to remove in the spring.

• Flammability: Because of the grain alcohol content, some low-cost ethanol-blend antifreezes are potentially flammable in concentrated liquid or vapor forms when exposed to an open flame.

 

[HDRider]

I aired out the Ollie overnight and the alarm is off and that pretty little green light is bright and shiny. 

[Geronimo John]

6 hours ago, HDRider said:

Cindy found something via the Google about it. The antifreeze has alcohol in it and can set off the alarm.

Great post and thank you Cindy!  Below is a long version with a couple of alternate RV products than the Super Walment Center Super Tech version that many of us have been using.  

Owners: 

• If there are other less expensive sources please advise all.  
• Have we seen any long term damage in our OTT's?  (I have used it for 9 winters and have not experiencned any).  If none by others then maybe the topic is over-blown.

GJ

 

RV ANTIFREEZE (Keep).docx