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My dad was telling me, years ago when he married his first wife, they had a gas fridge installed in their house. When I asked him about the flue, he said "as far as I know, it was room vented". His ex wife does have her problems, but I don't think they are due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

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My dad was telling me, years ago when he married his first wife, they had a gas fridge installed in their house. When I asked him about the flue, he said "as far as I know, it was room vented". His ex wife does have her problems, but I don't think they are due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Do you have any inner tents for the awning? If you don't need all the space to move about in then putting up an inner tent or two will make the area you want to heat smaller and therefore take less energy to do so, with an inner tent mounted it may act as insulation and is excellent for storage.

Also try draping a few sheets accross the roof (and even down the walls) to add more insulation.

Quote: Originally posted by Tynxuk on 01/12/2011

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Do you have any inner tents for the awning? If you don't need all the space to move about in then putting up an inner tent or two will make the area you want to heat smaller and therefore take less energy to do so, with an inner tent mounted it may act as insulation and is excellent for storage.

Also try draping a few sheets accross the roof (and even down the walls) to add more insulation.

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It wasn't considered necessary to have extra ventilation years ago, most houses had  airbricks and open fires etc, it's since double glazing and draftproofing became the norm that it's necessary and is a requirement under the regs nowadays.

Carbon monoxide forms when there isn't enough oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, even the most efficient gas burner will produce Co in a confined space when there isn't enough oxygen to permit the production of carbon dioxide.

People are careful with electricity because they recognise it is colourless and odourless the same applies to carbon monoxide,the added problem is that, unlike electricity ,you have no indication that you have been exposed to it till it's frequently too late.

Saxo1

Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 02/12/2011

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It wasn't considered necessary to have extra ventilation years ago, most houses had  airbricks and open fires etc, it's since double glazing and draftproofing became the norm that it's necessary and is a requirement under the regs nowadays.

Carbon monoxide forms when there isn't enough oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, even the most efficient gas burner will produce Co in a confined space when there isn't enough oxygen to permit the production of carbon dioxide.

People are careful with electricity because they recognise it is colourless and odourless the same applies to carbon monoxide,the added problem is that, unlike electricity ,you have no indication that you have been exposed to it till it's frequently too late.

Saxo1

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My dog has a fur coat and sleeps in the van in his own bed,besides that heating an awning is like weeing in the sea to warm it up before swimming in it

My self if I sit in the awning I've left my van door open to take the chill from the air,but if it's to cold I do like I do at home GO INDOORS

Before I begin jumping to any conclusions it may be worth considering what may have caused this terrible fire

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-13737367

Why not try to Panell off a section of the awning at night time with tables on their side,or wind breakers and use halogen heaters.I find this works a treat.You wont save all the heat,but you wont loose it all either and the halogen heaters are very light on the leccie also.

John.