And this, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly why wood burners are not allowed to be installed in garages.
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JotulOwner said:If your garage has no stove related concerns while the stove is in use, and not a code violation, why shouldn't you be able to have one?
Flatbedford said:JotulOwner said:If your garage has no stove related concerns while the stove is in use, and not a code violation, why shouldn't you be able to have one?
If you are not planning on being in an accident, there is no reason to wear your seatbelt either.
+1cre73 said:I hope I don't rock the boat to much with these comments. It is unfortunate what happened and I pray for their families. I personally heat my shop with wood and there are flammable fluids located in the shop away from the stove. There is also a cutting torch, mig welder and an arc welder. I have used all these devices for years and never had an issue, and hope it never happens. But sometimes things happen that can't be explained, as said above it could easily of been a hot water heater or a trouble light that caused the problem. The wood stove isn't the culprit here unless it was located to close to a work area.
quads said:If there was that much gasoline sloshing around the garage, sounds to me like it wasn't only the fault of the woodstove. If there were enough vapors that the stove could light it off, then any other spark could have done it too. I think it's more a case of spilling gasoline in a garage that wasn't well ventilated and being unfortunate enough to have an ignition source right there. The local Chevrolet garage burned down years ago under similar unfortunate circumstances. One of the mechanics was working on a gas tank, had gasoline all over the floor, then dropped the trouble light. When the bulb shattered, KABOOM! It happens. The mechanic was burned pretty bad, but survived. The building was severely damaged. A code regulating the use of trouble lights in garages probably would have prevented it. It's just one of those freak things that people have to be careful with and use their brains whenever possible.
djamwolfe said:I had a friend who wanted to install a small EPA stove in his garage and of course the building inspector told him it was against code due to the possibility of fumes of flammable liquids.
A bit dissapointed he started looking around for other sources of heat and found a good deal on one of those blue flame wall mounted heaters. He called the building dept. to check to see if that was ok and they told him it was just fine. Makes you wonder why one flame is safer than another.
Devon
Boom said:....I am planning to install a Harman Advance pellet stove in my walk out basement. I also want to display my Morgan (automobile) and a fancy motorcycle during the winter down there. I now plan on doing a thorough under-hood cleaning and inspection before doing so. This will include draining fuel tanks and float bowls just in case.
Jay
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