Carbon Monoxide Warning

[Smokeville]

Hi folks;

Yesterday was a cold and perfectly calm day. My smoker is inside the garage for the winter and when smoking I have always left the garage door open plus the main garage door open about 8 inches. Venting has never been a problem as there has always been a cross breeze. But not yesterday.

So after smoking for about 4 hours my CO/Gas detector went off. The reading was 32 -- just over the threshold of 30ppm.

It took me a while to figure out what it was. We have a gas furnace and water heater and stove, so a gas leak was the first thought. And, you couldn't smell the smoke in the house. I opened the windows for a bit and set up a fan in the garage, and all is now ok. It was the carbon monoxide coming from the burning bisquettes seeping into the house.

Rich

[Sailor]

Pretty powerful testimony as to why all devises need to be vented to the exterior of a home.  So glad that you have a CO monitor.

[TMB]

Glad to here all is well, cause that can be a bad situation.  I do cook in my garage but I vent mine with a large fan just so this does not happen

[Smokeville]

Yeah, a fan is the full-time and best answer. It's best not to rely on a good breeze.