Calor gas heater

paulc7617 · Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:10 am

Hi,didnt know where to put this topic,but figured you guys where best bet,hope you can help.I have purchased a (used) calor gas heater for my small 8ft x 6ft shed,do you foresee any problems with fumes etc. I do intend putting two vents in to promote circulation.Thanks Paul

Agile · Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 11:10 am

Any gas heater which burns the room air lowers the oxygen content!

If its not working correctly it can produce CO which can poison you.

If its a modern one it will have an oxygen depletion device which will turn it off if the oxygen in the room gets too low. We dont know how modern it is!

Unfortunately many people whilst they may have vents they like to cover them and then the poison problems begin.

Of course these heaters also produce about 2 li of water vapour an hour and so that can cause condensation.

Tony

rego · Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 6:45 pm

why not put a co detector in shed you should pick one up for about £15

paulc7617 · Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 7:33 pm

watchin them on flea bay as we speak,thanks though

expertgasman · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 4:39 pm

paulc7617 wrote:

watchin them on flea bay as we speak,thanks though

CO alarms have a "life" of between 5 and 7 years. Make sure the "dispose of" date stamp allows for a reasonable usgae time. I have just been offered some bargain alarms, but are 2 years out of date. I've bought a load to give away with new installs, but this type of thing ends up in the market at normal prices, being sold to the unsuspecting and ill informed