To be fair to Bob, I know what he means, propane heaters can have a very unpleasant smell if they don't burn completely (they don't always produce CO, at least none indicated by the gas analysers we serviced but there was a higher than usual background of HC) and built but you are also correct, CO is deadly and you may not realise you have a problem until it's too late, severe brain damage or death can occur from CO poisoning On 27 Nov 2017 17:21, "Van Horn, David" wrote: > CO is not something you can smell, you just have a few symptoms then drop= .. > > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf > Of Bob Blick > Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 9:47 AM > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [OT] Best garage heating option > > In my garage I use a Big Buddy propane heater and it's wonderful. It's > propane but not like those tank-top heaters. It's very clean burning, you > do not smell it. It uses two small tanks that I refill from a barbeque-si= ze > tank. I have used it inside the house during emergencies. The only time > it's a problem is if you have been using spray paint and the vapors from > the spray paint make bad smells. Take a look: > > http://www.mrheater.com/big-buddy-portable-heater- > massachusetts-and-canada-version.html > > I know you didn't want propane but this is so easy and winter is coming := ) > > Bob > > ________________________________________ > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu on behalf of V G = < > veegee@veegee.org> > Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 12:37 AM > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: [OT] Best garage heating option > > Hi all, I'd like to install some heating mechanism in my > decently-insulated garage for working on my motorcycle and some other > projects over the winter. > > Initially, I considered getting a portable propane heater but I don't wan= t > to mess around with propane tanks, exchanging them, the danger of setting > something on fire, and the fact that they vent directly into the room. > However, this would be the cheapest option and definitely workable if I > lift the garage door up a bit to let some fresh air in and mount a CO > detector nearby. > > The options I'm now considering are: > > - Natural gas heater - This will require running a natural gas line into > the garage which a professional will likely need to take care of, then > installing an expensive natural gas heater as well as setting up the vent= .. > - Electric heater - To be practical, this will require running a two-phas= e > 240V power line into the garage and hooking up some powerful 240V electri= c > heaters. I'm not worried about electricity costs, since this will only be > used when I'm working on my projects, which is only during off-peak hours= , > and not too many hours per week. These would also be the safest and easie= st > to manage. > > I'm leaning towards electric since it would likely be easier to install > and overall cheaper considering the infrequent use case. > > I would appreciate any thoughts and advice on this. Thank you! > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/ > mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .