Hearthlist Digest #185 - Saturday, August 8, 1998
 
ventfree????
  by "AIMsweep" <[email protected]>
 

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Subject: ventfree????
From: "AIMsweep" <[email protected]> (by way of Craig Issod)
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 23:50:41 -0500
 
> Hearthlist Digest #184 - Friday, August 7, 1998
>  New York State approves vent-free space heaters
>           by "Jim Butchart" <[email protected]>
> New York and California have been a couple of the last hold-outs in the
> vent-free market place.  It is now official... New York has a regulation
> approving vent-free space heaters.
> See the regulation at http://www.hearthassoc.org/depts/NYSREG71.html on the
> HPA website.
> Jim Butchart
> [email protected]
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In advance I would like to say Sorry to anyone the following might
offend...... but I do not see how a Vent-Free appliance can be safe
to install into a home atmosphere.???? These appliance are not
vent-free, the house becomes the vent and all the products of
combustion will vent INTO the home and thus may cause problems with
the homeowners. Especially if their home is air tight (R2000 homes).
CO Poisoning is the onething  I fear the most will befall the unaware
homeowners. It is a silent killer that has symptoms resembling the
flu or a cold. Many do not know when they are suffering from it.
 Most vent free appliances are labelled as "decorative appliances"
but we all know that homeowners will use them as heaters and burn
them far longer than recommended. Unlike wood units (you can smell
them when they are not drafting well and can shut them down) gas
fired appliances do not emit tell tale odors unless the problem is at
the supply line. I personally feel that the US States should disallow
their usage or at least educate their retailers on how to sell these
units and what to tell their clients.
Again this is only one persons opinion but I know lots of people in
the hearth industry who feel this way.
Regards,
Y. Aube
Ontario, Canada