Final Question about CO

[LetMeOut]

If I use the charcoal method, inside a car parked in a garage, would the CO be safely contained inside the car/garage or could it potentially leak all the way into the house?

 

[MaybeMaybeKnot]

If I use the charcoal method, inside a car parked in a garage, would the CO be safely contained inside the car/garage or could it potentially leak all the way into the house?

A lot of unknowns, but it would be a long shot for it to leave the car and enter the house through a closed door at anything close to a lethal level. You could tape the edges of the door to the house.

 

[C_F]

I wouldn't risk it.

 

[jgm63]

My thought would be perhaps you could open the garage main door very slightly. I would have thought a very small opening would hopefully be enough.
But of course I can't say for certain, and you have to weigh any risk for yourself.

Note : As always, please note that I strongly encourage you to seek help with whatever is troubling you. With the right help things can improve. There are many sources of help if you look and reach out. Please seek assistance in any and every way possible. You alone must decide upon your actions and take full responsibility for them, and you should always favour seeking help and keeping out of harm's way.

 

[LetMeOut]

My thought would be perhaps you could open the garage main door very slightly. I would have thought a very small opening would hopefully be enough.
But of course I can't say for certain, and you have to weigh any risk for yourself.

Note : As always, please note that I strongly encourage you to seek help with whatever is troubling you. With the right help things can improve. There are many sources of help if you look and reach out. Please seek assistance in any and every way possible. You alone must decide upon your actions and take full responsibility for them, and you should always favour seeking help and keeping out of harm's way.

It's an automatic garage door. Or by main door did u mean the actual "door" door, where u exit the garage from?

 

[jgm63]

It's an automatic garage door. Or by main door did u mean the actual "door" door, where u exit the garage from?

No, was thinking about the door where you drive the car out.
With the automatic door, what would happen if you put some thick cardboard in the middle, to stop it from fully closing ?
If that caused a small gap (on either side of where the cardboard is) then I would think that would be enough for the CO to safely escape.
I'm thinking perhaps some "collapsed" cardboard boxes, or something like that, maybe a couple of layers if one isn't enough.

 

[LetMeOut]

No, was thinking about the door where you drive the car out.
With the automatic door, what would happen if you put some thick cardboard in the middle, to stop it from fully closing ?
If that caused a small gap (on either side of where the cardboard is) then I would think that would be enough for the CO to safely escape.
I'm thinking perhaps some "collapsed" cardboard boxes, or something like that, maybe a couple of layers if one isn't enough.

Would it be better to just leave the garage door open? I just don't want anyone to be harmed inside the house

 

[jgm63]

Would it be better to just leave the garage door open? I just don't want anyone to be harmed inside the house

Well, yes, definitely. I assumed you had a strong reason for not wanting to do that, so was trying to find a workaround.

If leaving the door open is unlikely to significantly increase the chances of being interrupted then perhaps that's the way to go.
( or otherwise you could try out my idea - I would think you probably only need a small gap to allow the CO to escape, although I'm no expert, so can't make guarantees )


Note : As always, please note that I strongly encourage you to seek help with whatever is troubling you. With the right help things can improve. There are many sources of help if you look and reach out. Please seek assistance in any and every way possible. You alone must decide upon your actions and take full responsibility for them, and you should always favour seeking help and keeping out of harm's way.

 

[LetMeOut]

And the garage isn't even technically connected to the house, theres a walkway that separates garage from front door

And the garage isn't even technically connected to the house, theres a walkway that separates garage from front door

So leaving the garage door open would keep the residents of house safe from the gas?

 

[jgm63]

And the garage isn't even technically connected to the house, theres a walkway that separates garage from front door

So leaving the garage door open would keep the residents of house safe from the gas?

I would certainly think so, because surely the majority of the CO would escape through the garage door, and would then just pass into the wider atmosphere.

If the garage isn't directly connected to the house, then having the garage door open might not even be necessary, but it all comes down to trying to judge, so there's always an element of guesswork to some degree, and perhaps it's best to play safe. Plus I don't know your house as well as you of course...

Based on what you've told me, I would think if you did have the garage door open as an extra precaution, then that would be more than sufficient, since you then have 2 protection factors - the open door, plus the separation of the garage from the house.

But again, I'm in no position to give guarantees, just my best guesses based on what you've told me.
It still comes down to you to make the final assessment and judgement of course.....


Note : As always, please note that I strongly encourage you to seek help with whatever is troubling you. With the right help things can improve. There are many sources of help if you look and reach out. Please seek assistance in any and every way possible. You alone must decide upon your actions and take full responsibility for them, and you should always favour seeking help and keeping out of harm's way.