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Re: [RC] carbon monoxide or lack of oxygen? - steelsidedown

If your heater has a *flame*, then it should not be in the area where you 
are <<<<<<<<


Or where your german shepard is happily wagging her tail... er, I mean torch 
...  
(I'll spare you the details, but be asured no animals were harmed during  this 
episode, just a little singed fur, and a smell that never left my dressing 
room.)

Jen 
(Mr. Heater's best friend)

---- Dawn Simas <dawnsimas67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

Let me see if I have this straight:

Open flame heaters (like my Zodi tent heater) = emit carbon monoxide
Catalytic heaters (like the Mr. Heater and Black Cat tent heater) = consume 
oxygen

Therefore a detector isn't going to help you with a catalytic heater, right?  
Just be sure to vent a window.

If your heater has a *flame*, then it should not be in the area where you are 
unless properly designed with a sealed vented box (like an LQ/RV).

With my Zodi (which is designed to be outside the tent and pipes safe warm 
air in with a hose with a fan), I put the heater in my dressing room and turn 
on the ceiling fan to pull out the carbon monoxide.  I had a friend put a 
hole in the bulkhead wall for the hose and I sleep in the horse area (no 
fumes).  :)


Ms. Dawn Simas
Director - Wild About Cats
Wild Feline Conservation, Education, and Rescue
www.wildaboutcats.org



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