Is it unhealthy to use a petrol blower inside a large garage?

[purpleroad]

Going to do odd jobs for a block of flats. They want me to blow all the leaves away in the large underground garage underneath the flats. Probably parks about 15 cars. Would I suffer carbon monoxide poisoning.

Which Stihl blower is recommended? Spend no more than £200.

 

[Tigercubrider]

Buy a broom

 

[Burnerman]

I'd recommend the BG85.
I'd also recommend an electric machine in this situation, unless the park area is open at both ends!
John

 

[purpleroad]

I'd recommend the BG85.
I'd also recommend an electric machine in this situation, unless the park area is open at both ends!
John

You mean BG 86, right? There's no BG 85. I see it's got a vacuum attachment and gutter leaf blower ad ons. Looks good.

 

[Burnerman]

Sure, the 86 is the replacement for the 85 but its essentially the same machine......mine doesn't have the flared nozzle but rather a slightly tapered tube.
I cant comment on the Stihl vacuum attachment but blower vacs are fine if the leaf debris is dry, and hopeless if its wet. The bag gets heavy and unbalanced and any liquid sprays over your legs.
The gutter clean accessory is usually just a shaped pipe and works to some degree.
As a blower, the BG is easy to start, quiet and well balanced to hold - its a two stroke and therefore uses an oil mix.
John

 

[flameport]

large underground garage underneath the flats

Such places should already have adequate ventilation to deal with vehicle exhaust fumes.
If not, then the residents are being poisoned every time they park their cars.

 

[JohnD]

the number of people killed by car exhaust fumes dropped dramatically after catalytic converters and electronic mixture controls became common.

petrol driven garden gadgets probably have neither.

 

[lostinthelight]

the number of people killed by car exhaust fumes dropped dramatically after catalytic converters and electronic mixture controls became common.

petrol driven garden gadgets probably have neither.

They are getting there: http://www.stihl.co.uk/stihl-m-tronictrade-engine-management-system.aspx
litl

 

[Burnerman]

Potty as it sounds when you consider the amount of fuel these things burn compared to the average car, the latest machines have their own ecu and cat converter.
The huge improvement is in the starting of the machine - no more sixth sense to determine what the engine needs. This has made a definite difference.
John

 

[Tigercubrider]

I've always wondered about the council guys who strip and blow the verges.
They have PPE for hearing and vision but stroll along all day in a cloud of exhaust gas