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Re: [RC] propane toxic--what about stoves? - Eric Drew

I wouldn't worry about Pilot lights unless I smelled the odorizer.  Newer 
appliances have electronic pilots so again that worry is gone.  It's when you 
have the burners going that you need to run the fan or open the windows.  for 
the house or trailer a simple cheap combo CO/smoke detector is all you need to 
stay safe

-----Original Message-----

From: Diane Trefethen <tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Dec 22, 2006 2:16 PM
To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Eric Drew <eidrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RC]   propane toxic--what about stoves?

Hi Sir Firefighter,

Just to allay the fears of everyone on Ridecamp who has a "gas" furnace in 
the house or "gas" stove or refrigerator and just rushed to open all their 
windows [bg], could you give us some practical guidelines on the ratio 
between source of CO and the amount of space into which it disperses? 
Like, if you have a 1200 sq ft house, do you need to keep anything open if 
you have a gas stove with 5 pilot lights?  How about a 900 sq ft house?  Etc.

Many thanks!


Eric Drew wrote:

Fire Department Hat on here.
 
Anytime you are using a range or oven whether it be natural gas or 
propane it needs to be vented. incomplete combustion produces Carbon 
Monoxide which is deadly.
 







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