Likewise if anything gets too close to the heating element it can also catch on fire.
Are catalytic heaters safe indoors.
You can connect it to either two smaller one pound propane tanks or a larger twenty pound model and heat up to four hundred square feet indoors.
Csa certified for safe use both indoor and outdoor some other heaters are certified for indoor use only overview built to industrial grade specifications and equipped with a heavy duty brass burner the dyna glo rmc fa60dgd is a rugged and highly portable forced convection propane heater.
Catalytic heaters are a little safer and are labled as can be used in ventilated tents.
Use only catalytic heaters that have low oxygen shut down protection.
Catalytic heaters produce a number of byproducts that necessitate ventilation.
However good indoor propane heaters have features to make them safer.
Only use a catalytic heater that is specifically designed for indoor use.
If they topple over they can overheat and start a fire.
A gas cartridge can run this type of heater for 8 hours.
Any heater including portable space heaters as well as gas heaters pose a fire risk.
If your catalytic heater is a portable model make sure that it has tip over protection so it will shut down any time it s not in an upright position.
However it will still heat without the fan blowing.
Please still use extreme caution when using.