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Unvented kerosene space heater?
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MaxAluminum
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Unvented kerosene space heater?
(v) wrote in message ...
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:54:26 -0600, someone wrote:
If it burns cleanly/completely then it will only produce carbon dioxide.
However, as a safety measure, you'd better have carbon monoxide detector
in/around your house (or bed room.) In fact anything emitting flames
inside your house has the "potential" to produce carbon monoxide that
kills.
The other significant (but non-lethal) issue is the water vapor. The
main products of "complete" combustion are CO2 and H2O. You can put a
lot of wet into a space with one of these. Maybe its a problem
(buildup in a tight house) or maybe its not (need for humidification
in a loose house).
-v.
My brother uses a couple to heat a small house and they work for him.
When adjusted right they don't smell too bad. He never uses them
unless he's awake. I remember using one in a cottage once and I woke
up to see a stream of kerosene on fire across the carpet. They work,
but are really second best to any vented system.
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