How is propane detected by carbon monoxide?

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No. You need a separate detector for carbon monoxide and for propane. Edit: Bullman, I believe you are incorrect. There are seperate detectors that look the same as a smoke detector or CO detector for picking up hydrocarbons like propane. There is no single detector that picks up both at the same time. read more

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas that is near impossible to identify without a proper detector. It is caused by fuels not burning completely, including wood, gasoline, coal, propane, natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. read more

Now, if the sensor for carbon monoxide also responded to propane, this would not be desirable, as the propane would represent an interference, and cause errors in the CO measurement. read more