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doug22797 · 10-16-2018, 07:49 PM

I am replacing the propane detector on a 1995 Fleetwood Bounder and the unit I am replacing is no longer available, the manufacturer is out of business. I have purchased a new unit that detects both CO and Propane and the new shut off valve it controls. Does anyone have a wiring diagram for this RV so that I don't have to run new wiring?

Ray,IN · 10-16-2018, 08:59 PM

Combination units are a compromise, LP is heavier than air, which requires the LP detector to be placed near the floor. CO is very close to the same weight as the atmosphere, which means a CO detector should be placed at head level-preferably when sleeping. Waking hours are not as important, as the simple process of moving about in the RV mixes any CO into the air at all levels.
I used battery-powered LP and CO detectors when my OEM detector failed so I didn't have the wiring concern. I just change batteries on my birthday to keep it simple.
As to a wiring diagram for your coach, ask a moderator to move your post to the Fleetwood forum for better responses.

Isaac-1 · 10-16-2018, 09:41 PM

Natural air convection is more than enough to keep CO stirred up in an RV as CO is only slightly lighter than air, so that it does not make a big difference where the detector is mounted. The big concern is placement for LP detector, as LP is MUCH heavier than air and will settle to a low point.

marjoa · 10-17-2018, 05:49 AM

Don't have your diagram but if your wondering how to hook up the alarms new wires to the old harness that has different colored wires, here ya go.

These alarms BTW have to be replaced every 5 years.

spyderRV · 10-17-2018, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by doug22797

I am replacing the propane detector on a 1995 Fleetwood Bounder and the unit I am replacing is no longer available, the manufacturer is out of business. I have purchased a new unit that detects both CO and Propane and the new shut off valve it controls. Does anyone have a wiring diagram for this RV so that I don't have to run new wiring?

Does your detector look like this? I was able to repair mine for around ten dollars.

http://www.irv2.com/forums/f54/lp-co...ml#post3862211

You can't use the original valve because it is opened with 12 volts ahan the detector drops the holding voltace down to 5 volts so if it is lept at 12 volts the valve will overheat.

doug22797 · 10-18-2018, 05:38 AM

Thank you. That confirms what I figured out. I replaced the panel and the solenoid with a newer model that senses CO and propane. Using that wiring it works perfectly. The hardest part was enlarging the opening for the sensor.

Rossi6998 · 10-19-2018, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by marjoa

Don't have your diagram but if your wondering how to hook up the alarms new wires to the old harness that has different colored wires, here ya go.

These alarms BTW have to be replaced every 5 years.

Nice pictures...