SusieQ
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Post by SusieQ on Dec 28, 2013 21:24:17 GMT -8
A dog helps, too!
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Post by cowcharge on Jan 3, 2014 6:08:03 GMT -8
A dog helps, too! Talk about deadly gases...
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Post by cowcharge on Jan 3, 2014 6:22:31 GMT -8
Burning propane, butane etc. in an efficient manner is chemically supposed to only produce carbon dioxide and water vapor. But nothing is perfect (particularly 50 year-old appliances), and if it isn't being burned cleanly, it will generate carbon MONoxide, which is deadly. Every camper with propane should have a carbon monoxide detector. It should be placed where it will stay clean, and since CO is only slightly lighter than air, it diffuses pretty evenly in the camper, so I like to put my detector a little higher than my head when I'm sleeping (just a personal theory, but I think it makes sense).
Working on a car in the garage with my roommate one time, we were both underneath it with it running, and even though it was backed up to the garage door and the door was opened a foot higher than the exhaust pipe (winter, the only time that cars break down in Maine), when we stood up we both almost passed out, and got instant headaches and felt sick for over an hour. We were lucky we stood up when we did. It was probably only the low-lying influx of cold fresh air that saved us. You can't smell it either.
Gas appliances that are not vented to the outside, like lamps and ovens, also generate a LOT of water vapor, so that's another reason to keep a window or vent cracked, to avoid condensation, mold etc.
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