Whats the safest way to heat a sleeper?

[Boar]

I heat my sleeper with a vent free wall mounted heater. I dont like the fear factor of carbon monoxide poisoning.I open a window on either side to get some free flowing air through. It helps but I do get a headach from time to time. I would like to run electric off a generator but dont want the hassle. Dose anyone heat with a vented wall mount propane heater? Where can I find one, how much do the cost, an are they easy to install? Thank you Boar

[deepportage01]

Hi boar, I use the orbis DVH in my house and love it, safe, ez to light and ez to install. You can get them @ fleet farm for $360? I think, It should only take 2 or 3 hours to install and you are one step ahead with the gas line run already.

[cheesehead]

you could also use a camper heater. may be able to find a used one cheeply.

option #2 is to find a very attractive fishing partner/wife.

[Sonicrunch]

Well, if cost is not a factor, my safe bet would be a wind generator and an electric heater.

You could always lay on a bed of the chemical hand warmers too.

[HarryG]

There are several options. But you can't fight the numbers. Almost all sleepers use LP. A direct vent seems to be a good way to go. Not the cheapest. Just make sure you have a vent near you heater for Oxygen. And put a vent in the house as high up as you can to allow co to get out of the house. You can get a RV co detector that will sound an alarm. Electric seems to be the safest but IMO it is not practical.

Good Luck!!!!!

[Augusta]

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option #2 is to find a very attractive fishing partner/wife.

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I'll take option #2!!

[Boar]

Hey guys thanks for youre input. Option two is not acceptable, I fish to get away from my very attractive partner/wife hee hee. but after consulting this forum an others near me, i think that for the money I will stay with my current heat source for now which is propane vent free, I'm gonna install a booster fan near the ceiling or midway an put a vent down low on adjacent wall, power the the booster fan with a optima deep cycle battery an purchase a solar panel trickle marine charger to have constant charge to the battery. If I remember right Carbon Monoxide detectors are to be placed near the ceiling right? Its hard to do that at home cause all your outlets are near the floor. If any one knows the answer to that Q's please address it. Oh yea I need an Rv CO detector too. Thanks later Boar

[Sonicrunch]

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Detectors may be placed near the floor or near the ceiling since carbon monoxide has nearly the same density as air.

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http://www.mudomaha.com/naturalgas/COdetect.html

[nytelyter]

boar make sure you get a big enuff solar panel if you fish alot. i know you are not running much off of the optima. but for a suffecient charrge you will need at least a 450watt plug and play type charger and those will run you about $450-500 i have done alot of research on these solar chargers and have posted here on the very subject. ... paul

[Boar]

OoooKaaay mabey I wont get a solar charger. Thanks fvor all the input guys. Later baor

[perchman]

A note: newer vent free heaters have o2 depletion shutoffs so it makes them quite save indoors. This is from the Consumer products safety commision web site: (ps .. still have a CO detecter)

"This summer, as friends, families, and outdoor enthusiasts head out to campsites, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that there is a new generation of portable heaters with a safety device that can prevent the tragic loss of life due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. The new heaters are equipped with an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS) and are safer to use when camping. If oxygen levels start to fall, this sensing technology automatically shuts down the heater before it can produce serious levels of CO.

Unlike earlier portable heaters that do not have an ODS and are intended for outdoor use only, the new ODS-equipped heaters are specifically designed for indoor use. They can be safely used inside tents, cabins, and campers, but it is essential that users comply with the manufacturers' instructions to ensure that there is adequate ventilation. CPSC still recommends shutting off any camping heater or lantern before going to sleep.

CPSC estimates that in 1998, the latest year for which data are available, 18 people died due to carbon monoxide poisoning associated with using portable propane heaters indoors. Many of these deaths could have been prevented if the victims had been using the new heaters. These deaths often occurred when consumers brought radiant camping heaters that used 1 lb. propane tanks (but did not have an ODS) inside tents, campers, and other vehicles, thus exposing themselves to high levels of CO. "

[Boar]

Thanks perch for taking the time on that one. My current vent free wall mount in my sleeper has the ODS but I'm still not going to gamble my life or my kid's or freinds on a little sensor. I'm just trying to do what ever it takes short of spending a small fourtune on staying safe but if spending a small fourtune is what it take then i will. Yhanks again. Later Boar