as part of your indoor cooking/heating preps, please check for compatability with indoor cooking, and add a CO (carbon monoxide) alarm to your preps.
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Yesterday 4 people from the same family died from having a generator running in the garage. The home was huge but it did not matter. We only lost power for 17 hours. I have a generator but did not run it at all.
So why did they die if they were running it in the garage ?
Near the fresh air intake for the heater ?
Had the door open to the garage to run extension cords ?
No side door open on the garage ?
A heavy chain and some locks are cheaper to prevent theft than dying by keeping your generator running in an enclosed garage.
My husband told me about this and said that he thought that they had left the big garage door(s) opened, but the wind was blowing through the doors INTO the garage, thus not allowing it to ventilate.
What is the protocol for running a generator in a garage? Thanks.
“maryrose? — 19 December 2006, 19:30 What is the protocol for running a generator in a garage? Thanks. “
There is no safe way to run a generator in an attached garage. Don’t do it. Period. End of story.
BTW, my little 3K generator is in a shed about 40 feet from the house with an underground Natural Gas pipe to feed the generator while the Nat Gas is still on. I also have stabilized gasoline to use if the Nat Gas is not available. There is also a buried conduit for bringing electricity to the house from the generator. It will be run, if needed, a couple of hours in the AM and a couple in the PM. Never overnight when we are sleeping.
Also, the Kidde Nighthawk CO detector gets good reviews, has a battery backup, and sells for around $45. I plan on getting one.
Thanks AVanarts. I bought a relatively small Honda generator. Is it useless?
It’s my understanding that those little Honda generators are really NICE. Just keep it outside away from any open windows or any air intakes.
Don’t use it in any enclosed space. One thing that I didn’t mention about my generator that I am installing in the shed out back is that the exhaust pipe will run out the wall and will not dump exhaust into the shed.
Just a comment about the CO detector. I also have a Nighthawk and the other day it went off, turned out to be a low battery. The backup battery will last about 6 months, but only when the power is on. One thing you might want to know is that when reading the manual I noted that when the power is out, the battery will last only about 20 hours, so a lot of 9v batteries will be used up if the power is out for any length of time
Bummer. I guess the display and other bells and whistles take too much power.
Maryrose – 19 December, 20:04 No Way is it useless…. I also have a Honda EU2000 – I keep it outside in a shed attached to the house BUT there are NO air entry points into the house from the shed so no fumes enter the house but I also have CO detectors through out the house.
I have the Honda at this location to run a pellet stove, 2 lights, TV, cable box, microwave, etc. as needed – not all at the same time but as needed…
I make it a point to run it on or about the first of each month for an hour or so. I also plug in a 500w flood light to exercise the generator itself.
It is a great little genny, easy to start, quite, economical (fuel stingy). I have the starting instructions in 22pt print wrapped in plastic taped to the genny and also a spare spark plus and filter in another plastic bag connected to the handle.
The little Honda’s are really a great investment, you will get many years of solid, dependable use out of it. Please remember that with every generator - use caution and if you have a question PLEASE ask… Think Safety First.
Think Safety First
that’s the whole point of this post.
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