[VAL] Popping up from lurkdom, msg 1;-)

[Sharon Chaytor <sharonbc@xxxxxxxxx>]

a long time ago, I asked for information regarding our '67 furnace. A 
number of people chimed in on the subject, but I never did get back. Some 
concerns where rasised as to the safety of the furnace, location of same, 
fire extinguishers, and other such.

We went to our local fire department, to see if they had a carbon monoxide 
sniffer. They didn't. But, we have a CO2 detector that my hubby had bought 
for one reason or another. We have had it in the house, monitoring the CO2 
levels. Had quite a scare with it, as it showed the levels to be very high 
in the winter. Since our main heating source is outside, we were really 
puzzled...anyway everything fine. We put the unit in the trailer, and fired 
up the furnace. We did have to take it out and wiggle it around a bit. The 
reset button was no longer working properly, but it now is. Everything on 
the furnace seemed to be working tickety-boo. The trailer is parked right 
outside our bedroom window, and we were able to monitor the meter easily 
from the comfort of our house. We could tell when the furnace kicked in, as 
the levels did go up, but they did not go up all that great. We ran the 
furnace for a good week, keeping an eye on it.

One comment that was raised was about fire, fire extinguishers, and getting 
out of the trailer if the furnace did catch on fire. We have a fire 
extinguisher beside the door, beside the furnace (more for the stove), and 
in the bathroom. For an escape, the bathroom has this lovely picture window 
in it. We are also going to put a fire extinguisher in the truck, and in 
one of the outside hatches. Yes, we do have a lot of fire extinguishers..

We have since gone on a few camping trips, where everything has been great fun!

Sharon, in BC
1967 safari