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#159202 - 12/19/08 11:16 PM Can I use power generator on the balcony of an apa
picard120 Offline
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Can I use power generator on the balcony of an apartment in power outage?

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#159207 - 12/19/08 11:29 PM Re: Can I use power generator on the balcony of an apa [Re: picard120]
Jeff_M Offline
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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.

Jeff

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#160468 - 12/30/08 02:29 AM Re: Can I use power generator on the balcony of an apa [Re: Jeff_M]
jshannon Offline
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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.

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#160483 - 12/30/08 04:06 AM Re: Can I use power generator on the balcony of an apa [Re: jshannon]
Art_in_FL Offline
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I would advise against it.

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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#160536 - 12/30/08 03:06 PM Re: Can I use power generator on the balcony of an apa [Re: Art_in_FL]
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