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[deleted] t1_ja7otes wrote

Reply to comment by fenek6665 in Corona 17-DK Kerosene Heater. Older than me(1987) and wonderfully heats my garage every winter. by biggswiggins

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blanutz t1_ja7xqwx wrote

You would be right if it risks were complementary but sadly they are cumulative. If you die in a car crash, you won't die of cancer. But that does not mean that daily drivers don't need to worry about cancer...

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Tacpacker t1_ja7ykn3 wrote

Yeah, 1300 die from cold exposure, so the calculus is in favor of the heater almost 3:1. As long as your garage has some sort of venting, or you crack the door just a hair, I don't really see an issue. I'm in the garage drinking poison(beer) and getting exposed to all manner of "harmful" substances when I work on projects. No reason to add freezing to that list.

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fenek6665 t1_ja7va6a wrote

So if the risk is small, we should ignore it? Besides, this heater produces fumes that are harmful to the environment and toxic to humans. I think that's reason enough to replace it.

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