Can cleaners set of a gas detector?

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Leigh

I was cleaning in my bathroom that is attached to my bedroom and the gas/carbon monoxide detector went off saying that it was detecting gas. When I hit the reset button it didn't go off again and according to the instruction manual it would continue to go off if gas was present. I was using Mr. Clean orange scented at the time. Has anyone heard of this happening?

Answer
I had the same problem in a fifth wheel a few years ago using hair spray in the bathroom , the technician that came over to check the system told me that those detector are very sensitive and that any kind of strong fumes or chemical mist in the air will in fact set them off , my bathroom was adjacent to my bedroom and closing the door between the two rooms solved the problem for me.

can vapor from isopropyl alcohol set off a carbon monoxide detector?

clint v

i was cleaning with the alcohol, about 6 ft from the detector 20 min later it started to chirp. when i was done i cleaned up, reset the detector and it stopped chirping

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I was going to say "no way" but started digging. found a carbon monoxide detector manual on line that sates it is very sensitive to CO and will detect Acetone, Alcohol, Butane and Gasoline. Very interesting. Here's the link:
http://www.safehomeproducts.com/shp2/data/manuals/70-742.pdf

So I guess the answer is Yes.

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