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Flatulence causing CO/Propane detector alarm?

DarkSkySeeker
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I apologize for this graphic question, but this happened to me this last trip and I wanted to ask...

Twice during the night, my CO/Propane detector went off - just after I passed gas. The detector is 5 feet away from the foot of my bed. I recall passing gas twice, and each time the alarm sounded within 2 minutes.

Is this just too gross to discuss here? Is this something you've experienced?
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colliehauler
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Dave H M wrote:
I enjoyed this post because it brought back memories of a big black lab named Sammie that would pass what i nicknamed "the blue haze".

Aside from setting off the gas detector, she would even get up and move when the bomb went off. :B
My Collies don't pass gas very often but when they do it will clear a room. What's worse is it's a silent killer no warning what so ever.

Crowe
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Farting in bed with your spouse beside you is outrageously unacceptable human behavior..

LOL! Don't know how old you are but it's become the mating call between my husband and I!

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kellem
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Farting in bed with your spouse beside you is outrageously unacceptable human behavior......I do it all the time but my alarms are immune to it.

DarkSkySeeker
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rexlion wrote:
My previous TT's smoke detector would go off any time I stepped out of the shower. Darn things are just too sensitive, if you ask me.

So there I am at 2:00am, naked, with a flashlight looking at the detector panel. It reads, "when alarm sounds, exit to fresh air and call 911". I did not do that. Given the sensitivity of the alarm, you really have to discard the instructions and make a judgement.
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Dave_H_M
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I enjoyed this post because it brought back memories of a big black lab named Sammie that would pass what i nicknamed "the blue haze".

Aside from setting off the gas detector, she would even get up and move when the bomb went off. :B

am1958
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I think we've found the true cause of climate change...

dodge_guy
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Glad Iโ€™m not sleeping in the same RV as you!!!!!!
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ramyankee
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Oh brother. Bring back college memories.

And when we spent a vacation at Patti's sisters property in Montana. They were in the process of building a home. She and her hubby were staying in a 20 or so foot TT TH that had the TH portion turned into bunks. Dan, myself, his Daughter and Son in Law made for some hilarious memories.

Thanks for the post. Hadn't really ever thought that the gases were that similar. They both DO create impressive flames:B
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drsteve
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Dog farts are a famous cause of false alarms, I suppose because the dog is closer to the floor.
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Grit_dog
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Naio wrote:
1. Put your new detector farther from the bed.

2. Get some probiotics.

3. Stop eating so much alfalfa.


Rofl. That's funny!
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Cummins12V98
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Had a bottle of Tequila tip over and leak inside cabinet near detector. The alarm went crazy would not turn off. Finally figured out the problem, it was a case of alcohol abuse!
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Naio
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1. Put your new detector farther from the bed.

2. Get some probiotics.

3. Stop eating so much alfalfa.
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Retired_JSO
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Ok!, 1968
5AM, Navy Training facility, Millington TN. 5 sailors in the coffee mess shooting the bull. One sailor sitting on the Deep sink passes gas. Another sailer lighting a cigarette with a match then tosses it into the sink. The blue flame erupted and the smell of burnt hair filled the barracks.

EV2
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wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Simple cure, a cork, and some super glue.


โ€œ Man in Africa killed by flying cork.โ€