flammable fumes in garage

wp715 · 2003-12-12T17:07:01+00:00

Hi all,Great newsgroup!Been lurking for awhile and have a question to bounce off of anybodywho'd like to respond. I built my garage a couple of years ago andthis fall I installed a "Hot Dawg" LP propane heater that hangs fromthe ceiling. It has no pilot, being electronically fired, but hasfour small burners that send the flame and heat thru some tubing thatthe fan then blows down into the garage. I'm starting to work on someprojects that will require some finishing such as sanding sealers,polyurethane, etc. that list themselves as flammable liquid and vapor.I called the companies to see what they say about safety given mysituation and they are understandably reluctant to comment onspecifics. My question is: How careful do I need to be around theseproducts? Obviously, I need high enough temperatures to cure them,sometimes for 24 hours or so, but if I turn off the heater, and mebeing in Maine, it wouldn't take long for the temp in the garage toget below 55 F. I was thinking that maybe I could crank up the heatto about 70 F, turn off the heater at the breaker while the fumes wereconcentrated and then after I had cracked a window for a bit, I couldturn the heat back on to keep the temps up above 60 F or so untilcuring took place. Any thoughts?? Thanks!Pat

Dec 12, 2003 21 Replies

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Doug Miller 22 years ago

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Fred the Red Shirt 22 years ago

I knew from the outset that it would be wasted on you. But my guess is that some readers will have understood the explanation of the process whereby an explosive atmosphere forms. Which, I might add, you were kind enough to repost verbatim in case someone missed it first time around.

At least I pare down the articles to which I reply rather than reposting the entire original article. OOps, was I being anal again?

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