Diesel Heater and CO...No Alarm...????

[RoyB]

I received a new Diesel Heater from AMAZON.....I fueled it with K1 Kerosene.....I placed a brand new CO detector 3' from the exhaust.....Ran it for one hour in an enclosed garage......no alarm.
I then took a three week old CO detector from the house and placed it next to the other CO detector and ran it for one hour......No alarm!
Is it possible K1 Kerosene produces near no CO, or not enough to set off these alarms?

Both alarms in test mode are fine......Interesting...

 

[Dilldog]

Could be it does just burn clean. But as with any combustion heater make sure you have good ventilation.

 

[old_man]

My diesel heater sends ALL of the combustion products outside, just like in your home. As long as you plumb it correctly, there is no need for a CO alarm.