My PH plummetted!!

[heatdissipation]

Wow, I have been turning a spare room in my basement into a sump room, and have a kerosene heater running to help dry. Well I was upstairs and looked at my PH meter, it said 7.59. It usually runs around 8.1-8.3, It took me a second to put 2 and 2 together, but when it hit me, I opened two windows for some fresh air. It has risen back up to 7.78 within the last hour. I didnt realize my house was that airtight, or that a kerosene heater could put off that much co2. Really scared me for a sec when I seen that 7.59 though, have never seen it that low.

[Octoshark]

Yea thats a pretty big change, interesting.

[noobtothereef]

kerosne heater can kill you eventually from co2 buildup, i imagine the tank water would absorb it rather easily , i would be more worried about you not falling over if the co2 was that high in your house............

[Poeticlydead]

You should never use a direct combustion heater in an inclosed space like that
1) it is burning up the oxygen in the house for combustion faster then it can be replenished
2) it is giving off CO2 (as well as CO if you have any incomplete combustion such as combustion in a reduced oxygen enviroment)

[heatdissipation]

Originally Posted by Poeticlydead

You should never use a direct combustion heater in an inclosed space like that
1) it is burning up the oxygen in the house for combustion faster then it can be replenished
2) it is giving off CO2 (as well as CO if you have any incomplete combustion such as combustion in a reduced oxygen enviroment)

Im not heating my house with it, I was using it for supplemental heat during a project I was in the middle of. I know the precautions of using combustable heaters, I was simply pointing out the extreme PH drop that I was experiencing using such heater.