Ridecamp: Re: [RC] take 2: Camper shell heaters?

>  >>>she slept with her
> charcoal living quarters with her.
>
> ??? This is what happens when you try to post when you're late to 
> work. :-PP  O.K. I am at work now and safely "on the clock" >deep 
> breath<  Should have typed: She slept with her charcoal GRILL in the 
> living quarters.  Would someone who understands the idiosyncracies 
> of fatal gasses please explain what types of heat are safe in closed 
> environments and do those alarms that are for gas leaks in your home 
> work for the unsafe ones?
>
> Angie

Carbon monoxide (a fatal gas in high enough concentrations) is formed 
by incomplete combustion,  so any heating source that involves 
burning a fuel is likely to be producing carbon monoxide as well, 
whether it is a charcoal grill inside a camper or a car engine 
running inside a closed garage or a faulty furnace in a house or 
camper.  Anything using resistance heating -- an electric heater 
using electric current to make a coil of metal hot -- should be much 
safer in terms of gas production.

The sensors for gas *leaks* inside the home are likely for propane, 
but there are also carbon monoxide sensors available for RVs and 
campers and houses (and also automobiles and trucks) -- one of those 
must-have pieces of safety gear, like a smoke alarm for fire.
--
Lynn Kinsky     Santa Ynez, CA
http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky


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