I just bought a 23000 BTU spaceheater at Walmart and on the outside of the
box it says that it does not require a vent to take any exterior vent.
How is this possible?
I would like to use it this winter but i would rather not kill me and my
family.

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. Least to say it also has the potential to cause fire that kills.

FC

eric wrote:
I just bought a 23000 BTU spaceheater at Walmart and on the outside of the
box it says that it does not require a vent to take any exterior vent.
How is this possible?
I would like to use it this winter but i would rather not kill me and my
family.

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.

(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.