The infernal combustion engine is a far bigger producer
of Carbon Monoxide (CO) than most of the other devices.
It is the nature of the beast whose combustion efficiency
is quite poor.
Stoves and ovens generally are lit for short periods of
time and generally don't go out of good working order to
create a lot of CO. The same is normally true of furnaces
and gas water heaters, but they are not USUALLY within
the living spaces. Old style floor furnaces are notorious
for their CO output and kill quite a few people every
winter.
My daughter, hubby, and kids lived for awhile in an old
house that had one of those and I bought them a CO
detector as soon as I discovered that furnace.
I've been told that many houses in Korea are heated
by charcoal via duct work. Every year people there
die due to leaks in those ducts that allow the CO into
the living spaces. While I was still on active duty
in the Air Force there was a story about some American
serviceman and/or family being killed that way almost
every winter.
NO GENSETS OR CHARCOAL FIRES INDOORS! ANY TIME!
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~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
~ ~ ~ ex-Palm Beach, 76 ~ ~ ~
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> To: gmclist
> From: defconfx
> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:59:07 -0600
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] yamaha inverter generator: how to run inside?
>
>
>
> yeah lost him 3 years ago to the big C, just a couple weeks shy of his 52nd. too young to go if you ask me. Is the department still open? I remember that place vaugely from when I was a kid.
>
> As for my gen idea, there has to be a way to make it safe for indoor useage since a lot of other CO producing items like the stove, and furnace as well as fridge in some cases are all used inside with no ill effect. every story I hear about any problems with using a gen indoors has been due to lack of proper venting of exhausts away from the living area. I can wait till the unit arrives so I can inspect its design and test it for CO. the ones I absolutely dont understand is the people who use charcoal grills for heat indoors there really is no way to vent the fumes created from that....
>
>
> > Shan,
> >
> > Your father did a fine job. We're still out here! My coach is parked
> > on the other side of the fence from the fire station.
> >
> > DC
> >
> > --
> > 1977 GMC ex-Palm Beach, 26-3
> > Treasure Island, CA
> > KC6VHG, KAG0675 "980"
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of Carbon Monoxide (CO) than most of the other devices.
It is the nature of the beast whose combustion efficiency
is quite poor.
Stoves and ovens generally are lit for short periods of
time and generally don't go out of good working order to
create a lot of CO. The same is normally true of furnaces
and gas water heaters, but they are not USUALLY within
the living spaces. Old style floor furnaces are notorious
for their CO output and kill quite a few people every
winter.
My daughter, hubby, and kids lived for awhile in an old
house that had one of those and I bought them a CO
detector as soon as I discovered that furnace.
I've been told that many houses in Korea are heated
by charcoal via duct work. Every year people there
die due to leaks in those ducts that allow the CO into
the living spaces. While I was still on active duty
in the Air Force there was a story about some American
serviceman and/or family being killed that way almost
every winter.
NO GENSETS OR CHARCOAL FIRES INDOORS! ANY TIME!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
~ ~ ~ ex-Palm Beach, 76 ~ ~ ~
~ www.gmcmhphotos.com/okclb ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> To: gmclist
> From: defconfx
> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:59:07 -0600
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] yamaha inverter generator: how to run inside?
>
>
>
> yeah lost him 3 years ago to the big C, just a couple weeks shy of his 52nd. too young to go if you ask me. Is the department still open? I remember that place vaugely from when I was a kid.
>
> As for my gen idea, there has to be a way to make it safe for indoor useage since a lot of other CO producing items like the stove, and furnace as well as fridge in some cases are all used inside with no ill effect. every story I hear about any problems with using a gen indoors has been due to lack of proper venting of exhausts away from the living area. I can wait till the unit arrives so I can inspect its design and test it for CO. the ones I absolutely dont understand is the people who use charcoal grills for heat indoors there really is no way to vent the fumes created from that....
>
>
> > Shan,
> >
> > Your father did a fine job. We're still out here! My coach is parked
> > on the other side of the fence from the fire station.
> >
> > DC
> >
> > --
> > 1977 GMC ex-Palm Beach, 26-3
> > Treasure Island, CA
> > KC6VHG, KAG0675 "980"
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > GMCnet mailing list
> > List Information and Subscription Options:
> > http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
>
>
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