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Originally Posted by TVMayor
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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Using a gas heater in a camper, or home kitchen, or a home dryer is far different than using an unvented generator. These uses can't be compared to using an unvented generator. ALL fuel burning appliances will give off CO. There is an abundance of evidence and many cases of illness and deaths from CO deaths from unvented gas (LP and natural) appliances. There isn't any gas professional who would advocate running a gas generator in a garage or near an opening to an occupied space. And you would not find a gas furnace that didn't need to be exhausted to the outside. Even gas log fireplaces have a detector that will shut them down if the CO levels get too high. Check the CDC web site regarding CO poisonings and gas. The family of four that I mentioned died from the CO from a gas furnace. Don't get me wrong, I love gas and wish I had it here in The Villages, at least for cooking. I enjoy cooking and hate the stupid glass top electrc range that we were stuck with in our new home. However, I have dealt with too many illnesses and deaths in my career to be careless about such matters. That is also why many states have CO detector laws.