Roadster
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197044RT said:
I've thought about painting in my garage, but was concerned about the fumes igniting with even the pilot light on the HotDawg going.
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Hot Dawg Installed Today
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I've thought about painting in my garage, but was concerned about the fumes igniting with even the pilot light on the HotDawg going.
mikeyr
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HotDawgs do not have pilots, they are electronic. At least my 4 year old one is.
197044RT
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As I'm spraying, the furnace gets shut down to 1. prevent an explosion and 2. to keep dust out of the paint. My HVAC freind said not to worry about the explosion part considering the amount of fuel that needs to be in the air for that to happen ( his opinion ) but I'll take the precautions just in case. By the time I have to crank the furnace on again, the paint is dry and most of the fumes are gone. If I get the garage to 80 deg.,it takes about an hour and a half to go down to 65-70 deg. I'm sure that depends on the outside temp as well, but it was relatively cold last sat ( around freezing ). When I had the woodburner, I couldn't paint in the winter because I couldn't "shut it off".
197044RT
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mikeyr said:HotDawgs do not have pilots, they are electronic. At least my 4 year old one is.
I can see visible flame through the vent holes when it is running so it does make me a little nervous, which is one of the reasons why I shut it off while spraying.
197044RT said:My HVAC freind said not to worry about the explosion part considering the amount of fuel that needs to be in the air for that to happen ( his opinion ) but I'll take the precautions just in case.
You are a smart man, your friend is an idiot to make that kind of statement. Unless you have air sampling equipment that can verify that the fumes are BELOW their lower flammability limits, don't use any type of furnace if you smell fumes.
Roadster
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mikeyr said:HotDawgs do not have pilots, they are electronic. At least my 4 year old one is.
Sorry, I misspoke. I just meant the risk of the heater turning on when the paint fumes were present.
Sounds like 197044RT is shutting it off entirely during the process, though, which makes sense.
RonBou
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I can see visible flame through the vent holes when it is running so it does make me a little nervous, which is one of the reasons why I shut it off while spraying.
100% right! There is no pilot flame but the electronic ignition causes the propane to ignite causing the flame at that point.