Bill, I dont know how they dont trigger that CO detector.
Maybe 20 feetHow far away is your garage from the house?
Del, as I may have mentioned before, I am not too smart, so could you please explain why dat?If you cannot do anything else and decide you MUST operate a non-vented heater, AT LEAST GET IT OFF THE FLOOR.......about three feet off
Explosive vapours like spilled gasoline. The regs here are 24” off the floor.Del, as I may have mentioned before, I am not too smart, so could you please explain why dat?
^^This^^ Many "garage based" combustible vapors tend to be heavier than air, hug the floor. I don't remember the codes anymore, but electrics, switches, any spark/ ignition source is supposed to be "off the floor" of a residential garage. I could not remember if it was 18 or 24, or may have changed
who the hell uses that much gas to start that...…. even a half gallon is dangerous! damn lucky that didn't go way worse.
Gas vapors
Mine is a fan powered tube heater...never any fumes. But a std. radiant works fine in the right area. I' ve been inside countless ag buildings where they are in use....high ceilings is the keyI have a radiant nat. gas heater , about 10x 20'' roughly , laying on the shelf, if some one is interested in it . It will give u headaches in a small low ceiling garage tho-----------
Here in the bowels of the Midwest (Chicago area) winter can be a Really Big Deal. So much so that it puts the binders on any serious work from mid-November through May, give or take depending on unseasonably warm or cold weather. My 2-1/2 car garage is un-insulated, unheated, and wired for 15 amps/110V, and fuses at that. Looking to find a reasonable solution for heating while I'm out working during the winter months. Given the wiring issues, I'm thinking electric heat may be out of the question for the immediate future. There is no provision for natural gas, either...which leaves me with very few options. And I don't want to get fumed out by a kerosene heater either. Anyone had good luck with a propane-fired heater or electric infared heaters that don't draw a lot of wattage?
Yeah, the vapors from gas are more explosive than dynamite, or so I've been told.