Probably not. It is likely against the local fire code as well as your lease. I don't think it's a good idea, in any case. Even if it doesn't get you, it could kill a neighbor without you realizing it. I see dead or sick people every year from carbon monoxide poisoning. It's too risky. Sorry, but you are smart to check first.
#160468 - 12/30/0802:29 AMRe: Can I use power generator on the balcony of an apa
[Re: Jeff_M]
jshannon
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Doubtful. The instructions of all of them say some feet away from a building, probably 15 or more. At closer distances the carbon monoxide can be drawn into an open/cracked window and kill the people inside.
CO is serious stuff and a balcony is just too close. Also your going to want to refuel it up there and again, it is just too close for comfort.
A fire from a little spilled fuel or CO poisoning and you will wish your only problem was a lack of power.
Put the generator some distance away. Twenty-five feet isn't too far. Determining the safe distance is a matter of the specifics of the situation and judgment.
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