One more point, many of these heaters have a CO shut off. This
argument(IMHO) is the same argument as not storing paint or solvents in
your house. Too dangerous to even consider. How many people think about CO
when they turn on their gas stove?
...Art
On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, John Walker wrote:
> Yo Rick! Take it easy big guy.
> First of all, the heater that I saw and many others are rated for indoor use
> by several federally approved testing agencies. Secondly, I believe that
> the original
> topic was heaters for use in a garage. I don't know about you, but most of
> the garages
> that I have worked in are less than air-tight and it would take a pretty
> serious burner
> to produce enough co to be toxic to a human in that environment.
> Besides, I'm sure that our fellow list members are smart enough to read the
> directions
> supplied with whichever heater they might choose and take any precautions
> necessary.
>
> Be warm and cruise on!
>
> -J
>
>
> >> While shopping at Home Depot I have seen some new high efficiency portable
> >> ceramic coated radiator style heaters. The units run on Kerosine I
> believe
> >> and are
> >> rated for in home use, so I would have to think that the emissions can not
> >> be too great.
> >
> >If anybody on this list is considering using any type of external combustion
> >heater indoors I have one question.
> >
> >Can I have your MG after they find you dead of carbon monoxide poisoning?
> >For anyone that does not remember carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless,
> and
> >tasteless. Your lungs like CO more than they like Oxygen. This means that
> >is there is CO present you body will pick that up instead of O2. When
> people
> >commit suicide by running a car in closed garage it's CO that does the
> >killing.
> >Rick Ewald
>
>
>
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