On Jan 29, 7:28 am, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
On 26 Jan 2007 10:45:22 -0800, "Dean" wrote:

Lots of heat related questions lately..
I have a Comfort Glow solarfusion propane SF30PT
heater,,thermostatically
controlled and works by convection(no fan)and radiant heat both..It
claims to
heat 1,000 sq ft..Operates at 15,000 to 30,000 btu..I've had it new in
the box for-snip-

I realize the safety issues,,I live alone lately,,no woman or kids to

worry about..Also no chance that when you pass out from CO poisoning- no-one to
wake you up. Buy a good explosive gas/CO detector. Cost $40 & could
save your life. [since you'll be using this during power outages, be
sure to get one with at least battery backup]

And before you install it, see what the codes are where you live.
In my area, you can't have gas space heaters in rooms where people
sleep, and there are strict BTU/square foot restrictions.

You might want to break the code at your peril-- but your gas supplier
won't.

My question is about calibrating the two thermostats..How to do this so

they
both share the heating load? The C-Glow has a mechanical thermostat
built-in
I'm sure(have'nt opened box yet)so should I move the furnaces'
thermostat to
near the C-Glow? Or just try to calibrate with the respective settings?I doubt you'll get them to work together. If it is possible to add
another thermostat, get a setback thermostat for your space heater.
Otherwise, you'll have it trying to heat the whole house when your
furnace gets setback at night.

Jim

I've got a Nighthawk co detector but it's due for replacement,,$40
ai'nt bad,,maybe 2 of those You mentioned,,I like the idea that it
detects explosive gas in-case of a leak,,that's something that should
be in place anyway since there are charged gas lines in place..
While researching I came accross a site that said "the proper color
of propane flame is blue",,"a blue flame is putting out carbon dioxide
but a yellow flame is putting out carbon monoxide",,When I use the
propane range I have to turn the flame fairly low to get rid of the
yellow tips on the flame before placing a pan on it,,does this mean
it's time to replace the range or just the burners?
Dean
Dean