Fume detector

[HARIB]

Guys, I am planning to buy a new Fume detector. The detector I have is really old and I don’t think its still working.
Any idea which detector I should replaced the old one with?

 

[JAndrewG]

Harib,

Fireboy/Xintex makes what is probably the most common one. Here in the states they are about $100 and can be found most marine stores.

They take a while to 'wake up', or set themselves, when first turned on. The green light will flash for several minutes while doing so, then go solid green.

 

[Sea Gull]

If you are asking about a gasoline fume detector - usually the sensor can be replaced for a nominal amount. If you need to replace the entire unit, be sure to get one with a replaceable sensor.

 

[HARIB]

Thank you guyz for te reply.
sounds great Jhon, i just find the same detector you have maintained. i think the on channel gasoline detector will do the job since i dont have a separate engine compartment is that right?
like (Xintex 1-Channel Gasoline Fume Detector. The M-1)

 

[JAndrewG]

Harib,

I'm not sure I understand the question, or statement, about not having a separate engine compartment. You're doing great though; I don't speak more than a few words of a couple of other languages, let alone be able to write them.

I should have asked as Sea Gull did about what kind of fumes you are trying to detect. There is a gasoline fume detector, which is a very good thing since gas fumes can explode. I believe that the factory detector you are asking about was a carbon monoxide (CO) detector. It would have been mounted on the port side overhead cabinet.

These are usually there to keep you safe with a generator running, although you still have a CO danger while running the boat with the cabin door open. This is often called a 'station wagon effect', where running the boat in certain winds can create a negative pressure in the cockpit, allowing the exhaust from your engines to draw into the cabin.

Both are a good idea, but I'm pretty sure the factory installed unit was for CO.

Again, I hope that might help. Send some pictures when you can. Love those '80's Sea Rays.

 

[JAndrewG]

Oh, I think I'm getting it now. Yes, the one channel detector would be correct, since you don't have an actual engine compartment that you would walk into. On the other hand, I suppose a sensor in the bilge might pick up a fuel leak sooner than you would smell it in the cabin...

The Xintex would be the most common model, and you might choose to buy both a gas and CO detector. You might check to see if they make one model that detects both. I don't know on this.