HERE IT ISWe talk a lot about generator safety, when lot of members tend to downplay it, so here are some statistics. So when you think about converting your propane generator to aftermarket gasoline generator, or add portable generator in your storage compartment - consider those things. -Carbon monoxide poisoning sends more than 20,000 people to the emergency room each year, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).-A 2012 CPSC report showed that portable generators were linked to more than 85 percent of non-fire carbon monoxide deaths associated with engine-driven tools between 1999 to 2012, and that many of those deaths were associated with Hurricane Katrina.-

Serious safety issue for hurricane survivors. Any RV statistics?

All the more reason to go solar and battery.

For some reason, people think that it is safe to operate gas powered equipment in an enclosed or protected area. Whenever we are running ANY gas equipment, it is in the open, downwind of any people, animals, or buildings.I am installing a portable building on my property. The first thing that I will be doing, is installing a battery powered carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector. I already bought those alarms. This will be done before the truck leaves after delivery. Over 500 people a year go to the hospital in WI because of CO poisoning. CO can be the result of generators, or any heating equipment.

With the lack of common sense these days with both the consumer and the sales people the death rate doesn’t surprise me.

Best portable generators advise I have seen for years

Kayteg1
Explorer II
Oct 14, 2020
jaycocreek wrote:
Laughing...This falls right in with catalytic heaters..They are safe if used properly....

So is using open flame over bucket of gasoline.
But consider the penalty for misuse.
jimh406
Explorer III
Oct 14, 2020
I don’t think the dog knew what to do when the CO detector went off, but it seems like a person did.

People have died from CO in a car, too. Sometimes on purpose ... sometimes not. Usually in a garage.
specta
Explorer
Oct 14, 2020
jaycocreek wrote:
Laughing...This falls right in with catalytic heaters..They are safe if used properly..Anyone who has ever installed or read there Onan owners manual will see a part that says... ONLY YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF FROM CO POISONING..

I totally agree.
jaycocreek
Explorer II
Oct 14, 2020
Laughing...This falls right in with catalytic heaters..They are safe if used properly..Anyone who has ever installed or read there Onan owners manual will see a part that says...ONLY YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF FROM CO POISONING..

Like the car exhaust,don't leave your window down if the winds blowing that way and check the exhaust for leaks etc..Factory installed generators are safe if used correctly as are Wave catalytic heaters..
specta
Explorer
Oct 14, 2020
mkirsch wrote:

I witnessed it almost kill a dog a few years back on a big 5th wheel toy hauler. The built-in generator was running, exhaust was going right in the side window, and when they came back from lunch the dog was unresponsive on the floor.

:(
mkirsch
Nomad II
Oct 14, 2020
specta wrote:
How many people have died from the exhaust from factory installed generators?

I witnessed it almost kill a dog a few years back on a big 5th wheel toy hauler. The built-in generator was running, exhaust was going right in the side window, and when they came back from lunch the dog was unresponsive on the floor.
specta
Explorer
Oct 14, 2020
Kayteg1 wrote:
specta wrote:
...I don't see any difference in a factory installed generator in a TT, 5th wheel or TC. I'm sure everything would apply equally to each RV.

Sounds like you never had a chance to compare?
Generators on trailers are mounted low to the ground and can have long exhaust pipes that will direct exhaust long way from door and windows.
Such setup is not possible on TC.

How many people have died from the exhaust from factory installed generators?
mkirsch
Nomad II
Oct 13, 2020
jaycocreek wrote:
Wind changes make any positioning of a gen set problematic and where common sense says..Move it..LOL

Your common sense will pass out from CO poisoning long before it tells you to move the generator.

People think that if they gob enough silicone around that they're being "safe."
jaycocreek
Explorer II
Oct 13, 2020
Kayteg1 wrote:
Sounds like you never had a chance to compare?
Generators on trailers are mounted low to the ground and can have long exhaust pipes that will direct exhaust long way from door and windows.
Such setup is not possible on TC.

Usually on a TC the gen set is at the rear of the TC away from seating and windows..There are exceptions..

On Class C motorhomes,I had one Onan 4000 right under the dinette window with the exhaust even with the skin of the unit..It was almost centered from front to rear..On another Class C it was under the rear door with the exhaust aimed to the rear under the bathroom..

You are referring to people mounting a Honda(example) in a sealed generator compartment of a TC with the exhaust piped out and away from the TC used as a factory install would be...Some have converted to propane on there honda just for that...

I see nothing at all wrong with that,you do so I guess we agree to disagree..It is no different than putting your portable gen set under the TC to keep it out of the rain in IMHO..Wind changes make any positioning of a gen set problematic and where common sense says..Move it..LOL
Kayteg1
Explorer II
Oct 13, 2020
specta wrote:
...I don't see any difference in a factory installed generator in a TT, 5th wheel or TC. I'm sure everything would apply equally to each RV.

Sounds like you never had a chance to compare?
Generators on trailers are mounted low to the ground and can have long exhaust pipes that will direct exhaust long way from door and windows.
Such setup is not possible on TC.