My dad was killed by carbon monoxide poisining in a garage that had a water heater leak..now that im home for the holidays im forced to use our garage as a spare bedroom...im really paranoid about sleeping in there...we had a carbon monixide detecter but my brother broke it when my family moved here...so what do you guys think?
2006-12-21 17:19:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
theres no windows at all in the garage...the thing is ive slept in here in the past without any problems..but now that the weather is getting colder we are using the heater and its just freakin me out knowing its being used...also could i just keep the door open that leads to the garage from inside the house because thats the only thing i can open besides the garage door itself
2006-12-21 17:33:11 · update #1
I would recommend two things. Take the vent apart and make sure it is clean and unobstructed. Get a new CO detector.
If the vent is in proper order there is no danger and if you have a working CO detector you are insured there is no danger.
2006-12-21 17:53:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anytime you are in a confined space, there should be some way for fresh air to enter the area. All gas heaters have a flue pipe that extends from the top of the water heater through the roof, to remove the carbon monoxide, a by-product of the combustible gas used to heat the water. I would get another monitor, just to be on the safe side. Good luck to you!
2006-12-21 17:28:29 · answer #2 · answered by poppyman54 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most water heaters have an oxygen depleation sensor on them. What this does is when the pilot is lit the pilot flame is touching a thermocouple. This is fail safe. When the room is starving for oxygen the piolt flame will rise in search of oxygen thus leave the thermocouple. The thermocouple generates millivolts that keep the gas valve open. The instant the flame leaves the thermocouple, it stops generating millivolts thus shutting off the gas. This is something that cannot fail since flames ALWAYS rise in search of oxygen and the valve cannot stay open without millivolts so sleep good.
2006-12-24 16:17:17 · answer #3 · answered by pvm3@sbcglobal.net 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if there is a window in the garage open it up some to allow fresh air into the garage and just throw an extra comforter on the bed. the fresh air will take care of any possible carbon monoxide
2006-12-21 17:27:13 · answer #4 · answered by Mike G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as the flue pipe is open and the damper is working the heater should be O.K. if not, it would go out.
2006-12-21 22:52:24 · answer #5 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the carbon monoxide detecter is broken, then of course not. Unless you replace it, of course.
2006-12-21 17:28:03 · answer #6 · answered by rogueleadr5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd sleep on the floor in the living room or stay at a motel.
2006-12-22 03:44:00 · answer #7 · answered by car dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you two engaged? or just dating?
2006-12-22 03:42:33 · answer #8 · answered by captbob552 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
INVITE YOUR GIRLFRIEND OVER
2006-12-22 08:54:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋