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Gas alarm keeps going off. No smell of natural gas in the house. It has happened 3 times before in the last month. It then shows number 210. What does this mean?

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Depending where it was installed your sensor in the unit may be dirty. Try to vacume or blow air into the sensor this may help. If it dosen't toss it and buy a new one. please check your instructions carefully as to where it should be installed.

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