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Originally Posted by upinmaine
I agree with you about most of the advantages of using LP or natural gas except that you most certainly DO have to worry about CO with LP or any fuel fired appliances. I spend over 40 years in public safety and I can assure you that we have had fatalities from CO poisoning using LP or natural gas appliances. I can think of a family of two parents and two children who died that way that come quickly to my mind. Be happy AND safe!
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Propane undergoes combustion reactions in a similar fashion to other alkanes. In the presence of excess oxygen, propane burns to form water and carbon dioxide.
C3H8 + 5 O2 → 3 CO2 + 4 H2O + heat
propane + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water
When not enough oxygen is present for complete combustion, incomplete combustion occurs when propane burns and forms water, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide.
C3H8 + 4.5 O2 → 2 CO2 + CO + 4 H2O + heat
Propane + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide + Carbon monoxide + Water
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Propane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It would be my personal opinion that using propane in a camper, home kitchen, laundry room or in a forklift in a warehouse, sufficient oxygen would be available for a clean burn producing carbon dioxide and not carbon monoxide.
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