Propane heating dangers?

[moopups]

Plans at the moment is to heat this winter with my two burner camp stove in that I am in a small camper and the electrical system is not modern enough to rely on. The question is how much ventilation is needed to be safe from carbon monoxide? There are roof vents that can be opened to whatever amount is determined to be safe.

It will most likely be just one burner going at any time.

[Clifton73]

Sounds dangerous to me, but I'd at least get a carbon monoxide detector.

[Clifton73]

You'd also have to be concerned with O2 depletion.

[harley]

CArbon Monoxide heavier than air, it will settle to lowest point and fill up from there. The opposite of smoke that rises first. Detector is a must.

[HermitJohn]

Mr. Heater Portable Buddy 9,000 BTU Propane Radiant Heater #MH9B Has an low oxygen cutoff. Here is Amazon link with 83 user reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-Port.../dp/B00005LEXI

Shop around, I have seen them much cheaper than Amazon.

[Corky]

Originally Posted by HermitJohn

Mr. Heater Portable Buddy 9,000 BTU Propane Radiant Heater #MH9B Has an low oxygen cutoff. Here is Amazon link with 83 user reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-Port.../dp/B00005LEXI

Shop around, I have seen them much cheaper than Amazon.

I have that heater in my milk room in the barn. I have been wondering how safe it is but then I have only used it once and it is only on for maybe a half hour. It will probably never be on more that an hour ever.

How long does that propane last in one of those little bottles?

[Jena]

There was a recent thread where a couple and two of their grandchildren died after going to sleep in a trailer with a propane heater. They had the roof vents open, but it wasn't enough.

Jena

[HermitJohn]

Originally Posted by Corky

I have that heater in my milk room in the barn. I have been wondering how safe it is but then I have only used it once and it is only on for maybe a half hour. It will probably never be on more that an hour ever.

How long does that propane last in one of those little bottles?

Mixed reviews at Amazon but generally positive. Most said the little bottle lasts 3hr on high or 5hr or so on low. You can get hose kit to run it off a refillable 20lb bottle or 100lb bottle setting outside. They said last about 3 days on high with 20lb bottle.

[Corky]

Thanks John.

[moopups]

I was just on the phone with Lowes and found this model at $79.00 new. Will see such tomorrow.

[HermitJohn]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS..._1026_46266-20

This is something simular at simular price. Elderly friend has one like this, maybe different brand, in his bathroom in old house. Keeps it very toasty. Only trouble it gave, had to replace the thermocouple once in last ten years and cost few dollars more than standard universal thermocouple. It used an oddball metric thermocouple that had to go to Lowes for. The advantage of this heater over Mr. Heater is that you dont need special kit to run line from larger tank, can use steel or copper line from regulator on bottle to back of heater just like you were hooking up a propane cook stove. These heaters hang on wall with couple screws or maybe you can get optional floor stand. They do have low oxygen shut down. Like all this sort of thing, shop for price, it can vary widely. These come in versions for either propane or natural gas. Make sure you get
the propane version as they arent convertable.

[OkieDavid]

I can remember MANY a winter camping trip as a kid using two of the four burners on the stove as the only heat.....The difference was those early 1970's Prowler campers leaked like a sieve so even if you forgot to leave a window open I expect there was a complete air exchange every two/three hours LOL. Todays modern/efficient campers are much to air tight to try it without a CO detector...I would use two, one up high and the other on the floor. Be safe, David