Comments on: Is It Safe To Sleep In A Garage With A Gas Water Heater??

By: car dude

car dude — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:03:10 +0000

i’d sleep on the floor in the living room or stay at a motel.

By: poppyman

poppyman — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:27:57 +0000

Anytime you are in a confined space, there should be some way for fresh air to enter the area. All gas heaters have a flue pipe that extends from the top of the water heater through the roof, to remove the carbon monoxide, a by-product of the combustible gas used to heat the water. I would get another monitor, just to be on the safe side. Good luck to you!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:45:37 +0000

if there is a window in the garage open it up some to allow fresh air into the garage and just throw an extra comforter on the bed. the fresh air will take care of any possible carbon monoxide

By: casinodo

casinodo — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:39:27 +0000

INVITE YOUR GIRLFRIEND OVER

By: roguelea

roguelea — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:48:28 +0000

If the carbon monoxide detecter is broken, then of course not. Unless you replace it, of course.

By: cowboydo

cowboydo — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:39:04 +0000

As long as the flue pipe is open and the damper is working the heater should be O.K. if not, it would go out.

By: pvm3@sbc

pvm3@sbc — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:33:52 +0000

Most water heaters have an oxygen depleation sensor on them. What this does is when the pilot is lit the pilot flame is touching a thermocouple. This is fail safe. When the room is starving for oxygen the piolt flame will rise in search of oxygen thus leave the thermocouple. The thermocouple generates millivolts that keep the gas valve open. The instant the flame leaves the thermocouple, it stops generating millivolts thus shutting off the gas. This is something that cannot fail since flames ALWAYS rise in search of oxygen and the valve cannot stay open without millivolts so sleep good.

By: captbob5

captbob5 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:02:07 +0000

Are you two engaged? or just dating?

By: Applianc

Applianc — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:49:07 +0000

I would recommend two things. Take the vent apart and make sure it is clean and unobstructed. Get a new CO detector.
If the vent is in proper order there is no danger and if you have a working CO detector you are insured there is no danger.