Detector needed for safety w/Propane (small bottle) Heat?

[cherterr]

From a YouTube video I saw someone using the one burner/one small propane bottle type cook burner for heat in a mini van.  I thought that made sense to me because my MR. Buddy is too big (need to sell!) and I have the burner BUT..

Is there some sort of Detector needed for safety with small burner heat?  Co2 or Carbon Monoxide or??? I dunno.. dumb here on this topic. HELP!  THANKS.

(One night in So. TX Walmart at 53 degrees taught me 2 things: 1: I am a sissy; and 2: I really should have remembered to use my sleeping bag.  duh)

 

[mayble]

follow the same safety procedures with a propane stove as you do with your mr buddy - ventilation, observation and detection
crack your windows, don't run it while you're sleeping and get a CO detector.  a propane detector is also a good thing to have

something like this CO detector:
https://www.amazon.com/First-Alert-CO400-Monoxide-Battery/dp/B000N8OYXI

or this combo CO/propane detector:
https://www.amazon.com/MTI-Industri...516807914&sr=8-1&keywords=propane+co+detector

those are only examples.  there are different brands and types out there.
stay warm, and be safe

 

[lenny flank]

You are still burning propane in an enclosed area, so you still need all the same safety precautions.

It also sounds like you might be planning on running the heater while you sleep. Don't. That is unsafe, both from the point of view of fumes, and from the point of view of having an open flame inside a confined flammable space.

 

[John61CT]

The propane detection is actually generic petrochemicals, better to separate from the CO detection since false positives can be common.

Low O2 is also nice to have, lost a mate playing with nitrous indoors.

 

[Weight]

Very important to have a carbon monoxide detector. There are detectors designed for vehicle RV use. The ones sold for houses have a lower temperature tolerance, and a vehicle can get hot in the sun.

 

[speedhighway46]

Always open at least one window about an inch when burning propane in an enclosed space. In addition to providing “fresh air” for the oxygen consumed in the combustion process, an open window will also help eliminate the condensation generated when propane is burned; it’s part of the chemical reaction.

For a monitor or alarm, just go to Home Depot or Lowe’s.

Just my opinion . . .

 

[deadwood]

You can get a LP detector for propane and a CO detector for carbon monoxide. You can even get a combo unit. But if you are sleeping in your vehicle you definitely should have a CO detector and if you use any type of propane you should have a LP detector.

This is very cheap insurance to stay safe on the road. They aren't very expensive. Especially when you weigh the cost of the detector with the cost of your life and those traveling with you.

 

[Francesfree]

follow the same safety procedures with a propane stove as you do with your mr buddy - ventilation, observation and detection
crack your windows, don't run it while you're sleeping and get a CO detector.  a propane detector is also a good thing to have

something like this CO detector:
https://www.amazon.com/First-Alert-CO400-Monoxide-Battery/dp/B000N8OYXI

or this combo CO/propane detector:
https://www.amazon.com/MTI-Industri...516807914&sr=8-1&keywords=propane+co+detector

those are only examples.  there are different brands and types out there.
stay warm, and be safe

Thanks! I added the combo to my Amazon list.

 

[cherterr]

Thanks everybody!!