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MotorHomeSafetyEquipment
Propanesystem
Propaneisveryflammable,heavierthanairandsmellslikerotteneggs.Itisusedforheating,
cookingandrefrigerationinamotorhome.Foryoursafety,apropaneleakdetectingdeviceis
installedineachmotorhomesomewherenearthekitchen‐justabovethefloor.Agreen
blinkinglightshowsproperfunction.Anamber(orange)blinkinglightindicatesanerrorwith
thedetectorandyoushouldhaveitcheckedbeforeyoustopforthenight!Aredblinkinglight
andloudhighpitchbeepindicatesdangerouspropanelevelsandyoushouldproceed
immediatelywiththefollowingsteps:
1. Turnoffanyopenflames–doNOTtouchelectricalswitches(potentialsparks!)
2. Exitthevehicleimmediatelyandclosethemainvalveonthepropanetank
3. Waitseveralminutesbeforere‐enteringthevehicle
4. Openwindowsandtheentrydoorandallowthepropanetodissipatefully
5. Resetthepropanealarmbypushingthemutebutton
6. Closethestoveandovenburnervalves;turnoffthewaterheater;turnoffthefurnace
andrefrigerator
7. Turnthemainvalveonthepropanetankbackon–ifyousmellpropaneagain–turnit
backoffandcallouremergencynumberonpage3
8. Ifyoudonotsmellpropane–turntheaboveappliancesonagain–ifyousmellpropane
again–turnthembackoffandcallouremergencynumberonpage3
9. Ifyoudonotsmellpropaneandthealarmdoesnotgooffanymore,thesourceofthe
leakmayhavebeenatemporarilyopenvalveatthecooktop.Youshouldbesafeto
continueyourtrip.
Certaincleaningsolventsalso
triggerthepropanealarm.
Aregularlowpitchbeepaboutevery30–90secondsindicateslow
batteryvoltage.
ForfurtherinformationconsulttheTroubleshootingGuideonpage39.
Carbonmonoxide
Carbonmonoxide(CO)isanodorlessbuthighlypoisonousgas.For
thisreasonacarbonmonoxidedetectorismountedinthemain
bedroom.Onsomemodelsagreenblinkinglightshowsproper
function.Anamber(orange)blinkinglightindicatesanerrorwiththe
detectorandyoushouldhaveitcheckedbeforeyoustopforthe
night!Aredlightandloudhighpitchbeepindicatesdangerous
carbonmonoxidelevelsandyoushouldproceedimmediatelywith
thefollowingsteps:
1. Immediatelyopenthenearestwindowandgetsomefreshair