WINNEBAGO MICRO MINNIE 1700BH – LP Gas Detector Replacement

Different brands fail in different ways — and once you’ve serviced enough of them, you start building a mental map of which rig is going to have which problem. That brand-specific pattern recognition is what separates a tech who’s been doing this for years from someone who’s just good with tools. The Winnebago Micro Minnie 1700BH is a compact, well-loved unit, and the LP gas detector is one of those components that quietly degrades over time — these sensors have a rated lifespan, and when they go, you either get a detector that won’t stop alarming or one that’s completely stopped doing its job, neither of which is acceptable when you’re talking about propane leak detection inside a small living space. A failed or expired LP detector isn’t a nuisance issue — it’s a safety issue, the kind that can turn a weekend trip into a genuine emergency. This guide walks you through exactly how I approach this replacement in the field, with no shop, no lift, and no second chances to get it wrong.

The Briidea Dual Alarm That Actually Fits the Micro Minnie’s Power Budget

The stock LP detector in these Winnebagos draws inconsistent current and fails silently — you don’t know it’s dead until you smell propane or it doesn’t alarm when it should. The Briidea dual LP/CO alarm is a direct swap that runs clean on 12 VDC and gives you separate LED indicators so you can actually see what’s happening instead of guessing.

What works

• 100dB alarm is loud enough that you’ll hear it even running the roof vent fan — not a whisper that gets lost in road noise.
• Separate LED indicators for LP and CO mean you know exactly which hazard is present instead of a single ambiguous light that leaves you wondering.
• Pulls only what it needs from the coach battery — no voltage sag complaints or parasitic drain that tanks your 12V rail.

What doesn’t

• Mounting bracket is generic enough that you’ll have to drill new holes — the old Winnebago holes rarely line up, so plan on pulling out the hardware kit.
• Some units ship with loose connector pins inside the plastic housing, so test the 12V connection before you seal everything up — you don’t want to discover a bad crimp when you’re 200 miles from home.

I second-guessed whether the Briidea’s proprietary mount would clear the fuse panel on my flip unit until I realized the bracket is actually removable and the sensor itself fits any standard RV cutout. Order the RV Carbon Monoxide & Propane Gas Alarm, Briidea Dual LP/CO Alarm, Separate LED Indicators, 100dB Loud, Early Warning Safety System, 12 VDC and verify the connector seats all the way in before you close up the wall panel.

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