Room Heater

[Peter Peachfuzz]

Its not ideal I agree. What would you do in cold weather and no electricity?

I would be sure I had a working CO2 detector. If it's all you got.. it is what it is. I would probably head for my truck with pipe and tobacco. How cold does it get in your area? We talking pipes freezing or just uncomfortable?

 

[woodsroad]

I have used the Mr. Buddy propane heater (pictured in your first post) for many years. I use it with a 20 pound tank. Because it's catalytic heater, CO is not a concern. What is a concern:

• The ceramic element puts out a lot of heat. The unit should be kept a good distance from anything that can burn.
• The unit consumes oxygen. It has a low oxygen cutoff sensor, but like all thinks mechanical, err on the side of caution and provide some outside air to the room.
• The propane bottle or tank can leak, so leak-test all connections, especially after moving the heater or propane tank.

That said, I love this heater. They make them in several sizes. Do not buy a Vevor or any off-label Chinesium knock off.

 

[SBC]

Yet they can still give off carbon monoxide so I'm rather puzzled.

Counter-intuitive as it may seem, a device that "burns" at so low a temperature that flame is not produced, probably stands a *greater* risk of releasing unsafe amounts of carbon monoxide, because carbon monoxide is one of the things left over from incomplete combustion.

I don't know much about gas, but with wood stoves, your risk of carbon monoxide is not when the fire is blazing at a good clip, but when it's burning low and the ignition of all possible combustables (such as carbon monoxide) is less efficient.

High heat burns off carbon monoxide.

 

[Mikerr]

Back in the 80s I used to have a Calor Gas room heater. They were quite popular. They use a similar type of heaters for caravans and mobile homes.

Mike

 

[mawnansmiff]

Back in the 80s I used to have a Calor Gas room heater

I too had one of those in the 80's and it always gave me a headache after roughly one hour of use.

I will confess I had all the windows closed though

Jay.

 

[Flatfish]

I always used to get headaches. My grandparents had mains gas. Almost guaranteed a headache when I visited them. Sometimes vomiting.

 

[Sigmund]

Sounds like someone seriously needed furnace repair. Gas done properly is really clean. I wonder if they had the burner indoors? Mine was always in the garage and ductwork into the house.