Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

> I have a kerosene heater that I really enjoy. You have to keep the door up
> about an inch so air can get in or let the carbon monoxide out

Which, since CO is lighter than air, can KILL YOU.

Do not just crack the bottom of a door and think the CO will be dissapated.
Or go ahead, just make sure your life insurance is paid up so someone else
benefits from the mistake.

At the very least make sure you've got a working CO detector in the upper
rooms of the house and in the bedrooms.

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

> I have a kerosene heater that I really enjoy. You have to keep the door up
> about an inch so air can get in or let the carbon monoxide out

Which, since CO is lighter than air, can KILL YOU.

Do not just crack the bottom of a door and think the CO will be dissapated.
Or go ahead, just make sure your life insurance is paid up so someone else
benefits from the mistake.

At the very least make sure you've got a working CO detector in the upper
rooms of the house and in the bedrooms.

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

> I have a kerosene heater that I really enjoy. You have to keep the door up
> about an inch so air can get in or let the carbon monoxide out

Which, since CO is lighter than air, can KILL YOU.

Do not just crack the bottom of a door and think the CO will be dissapated.
Or go ahead, just make sure your life insurance is paid up so someone else
benefits from the mistake.

At the very least make sure you've got a working CO detector in the upper
rooms of the house and in the bedrooms.

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

one word
HEAT!

jmho
later,
dave

"Kevin S" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a4ord.32$A81.6742@news.uswest.net...
>I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
> adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it
> for
> $200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
> of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
> other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have
> read
> that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high
> salt
> use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
> would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my
> CJ-7.
> Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during
> the
> winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?
>
>

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

one word
HEAT!

jmho
later,
dave

"Kevin S" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a4ord.32$A81.6742@news.uswest.net...
>I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
> adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it
> for
> $200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
> of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
> other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have
> read
> that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high
> salt
> use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
> would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my
> CJ-7.
> Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during
> the
> winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?
>
>

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

one word
HEAT!

jmho
later,
dave

"Kevin S" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a4ord.32$A81.6742@news.uswest.net...
>I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
> adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it
> for
> $200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
> of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
> other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have
> read
> that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high
> salt
> use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
> would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my
> CJ-7.
> Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during
> the
> winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?
>
>

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

You might be over-protective. I have been using a kerosene heater in my
garage for years, and don't even crack the door... I ain't dead yet! (but my
garage doors as most, don't seal air tight and do allow some fresh air in).

A properly maintained heater does not emit that much CO. After all, CO is a
product of incomplete combustion.

"since CO is lighter than air, can KILL YOU" - Since when dose the specific
gravity a gas have anything to do with whether it fatal or not? CO is
actually very close to density as that of air.

http://www.coheadquarters.com/coproperties.htm

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

"wkearney99" wrote in message ...
> Which, since CO is lighter than air, can KILL YOU.
>
> Do not just crack the bottom of a door and think the CO will be
> dissapated.
> Or go ahead, just make sure your life insurance is paid up so someone else
> benefits from the mistake.
>
> At the very least make sure you've got a working CO detector in the upper
> rooms of the house and in the bedrooms.
>

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

You might be over-protective. I have been using a kerosene heater in my
garage for years, and don't even crack the door... I ain't dead yet! (but my
garage doors as most, don't seal air tight and do allow some fresh air in).

A properly maintained heater does not emit that much CO. After all, CO is a
product of incomplete combustion.

"since CO is lighter than air, can KILL YOU" - Since when dose the specific
gravity a gas have anything to do with whether it fatal or not? CO is
actually very close to density as that of air.

http://www.coheadquarters.com/coproperties.htm

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

"wkearney99" wrote in message ...
> Which, since CO is lighter than air, can KILL YOU.
>
> Do not just crack the bottom of a door and think the CO will be
> dissapated.
> Or go ahead, just make sure your life insurance is paid up so someone else
> benefits from the mistake.
>
> At the very least make sure you've got a working CO detector in the upper
> rooms of the house and in the bedrooms.
>

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

You might be over-protective. I have been using a kerosene heater in my
garage for years, and don't even crack the door... I ain't dead yet! (but my
garage doors as most, don't seal air tight and do allow some fresh air in).

A properly maintained heater does not emit that much CO. After all, CO is a
product of incomplete combustion.

"since CO is lighter than air, can KILL YOU" - Since when dose the specific
gravity a gas have anything to do with whether it fatal or not? CO is
actually very close to density as that of air.

http://www.coheadquarters.com/coproperties.htm

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

"wkearney99" wrote in message ...
> Which, since CO is lighter than air, can KILL YOU.
>
> Do not just crack the bottom of a door and think the CO will be
> dissapated.
> Or go ahead, just make sure your life insurance is paid up so someone else
> benefits from the mistake.
>
> At the very least make sure you've got a working CO detector in the upper
> rooms of the house and in the bedrooms.
>

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

I sure wouldn't run one even in a leaky garage without a CO monitor or a
door cracked open.

Most garage doors that I have seen crack open at the top at the same
time or even faster as the bottom gets cracked open, so it only needs a
little opening to be effective. In this case the gas wouldn't be
trapped up high. That is what the last poster was talking about.

The OP was talking about an insulated garage that likely is pretty air
tight.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

JimG wrote:
>
> You might be over-protective. I have been using a kerosene heater in my
> garage for years, and don't even crack the door... I ain't dead yet! (but my
> garage doors as most, don't seal air tight and do allow some fresh air in).
>
> A properly maintained heater does not emit that much CO. After all, CO is a
> product of incomplete combustion.
>
> "since CO is lighter than air, can KILL YOU" - Since when dose the specific
> gravity a gas have anything to do with whether it fatal or not? CO is
> actually very close to density as that of air.
>
> http://www.coheadquarters.com/coproperties.htm
>
> --
> JimG
> 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>
> 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
>
> "wkearney99" wrote in message ...
> > Which, since CO is lighter than air, can KILL YOU.
> >
> > Do not just crack the bottom of a door and think the CO will be
> > dissapated.
> > Or go ahead, just make sure your life insurance is paid up so someone else
> > benefits from the mistake.
> >
> > At the very least make sure you've got a working CO detector in the upper
> > rooms of the house and in the bedrooms.
> >