On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:44:15 -0000, in uk.d-i-y "Tim Downie"
wrote:

Phil Addison wrote:


And if your beloved forgets to turn on the fan, or its not fast enough
....

OK for yourself, but to risk CO poisoning of another is not on.

Lets pretend for a moment that she's an intelligent adult capable of judging
the risks for herself. In fact, no pretending required.

Delighted to hear it, so perhaps she'll veto the idea (which I
appreciate did not originate from you). Have a search for Peter Parry's
views on CO detectors before you rely on them for safety, and don't
forget the fire risk, which is probably the greater hazard.

A quick google threw up http://www.carbonmonoxidekills.com/ containing
this report from USA:

"Deaths from motor-vehicle-related unintentional carbon monoxide
poisoning ... 3) use of auxiliary fuel-burning heaters inside a
passenger compartment or in a camper ... describes the investigation of
deaths associated with multiple motor-vehicle-related CO poisonings ...
These findings indicate that deaths from motor-vehicle-related
unintentional CO poisonings increase during winter months and that death
rates from CO poisoning in stationary motor vehicles are highest in
states with colder average winter temperatures."

(... my abridging ...)

Phil