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Default Preparing for Power Outages?

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Natural gas indoor ovens and ranges are set so that there is plenty of
oxygen to combine with the natural gas for full combustion.

If you switch to propane, more oxygen is required so you have to adjust
your appliances so that they don't produce carbon monoxide.

Similarly, you can usually get by with slow burning kerosene lanterns.

Other fuels, like the white gas Coleman stoves simply can't be adjusted
for full combustion. Some outdoor propane stoves are not adjusted for
indoor usage. To find out which are not, try it. If you end up dead, you
have the wrong stove. :-)


Or you could have a CO alarm handy to alert you there are high CO levels.
Then you don't have to die.

Besides,if you die,you won't be able to post the results of your test. B-)

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