Steam from radiator

[RVP]

Im at my grandparents house atm, sleeping on the floor right next to a radiator, while I was a asleep I banged my knee on the radiator, when I had a look the radiator was on and for about a minute there was steam/gas that was coming out of the top. Im scared this is carbon monoxide or some other dangerous gas?

[nomorepanic]

Is it the usual radiator you get in a house that contains water?

[RVP]

yeah normal radiators

[PeterC]

Hi, if it is a normal Radiator then if it is damaged it will only spurt out water that can be hot if the heating is on (call a plumber). If it is oil filled radiator and switched on then can omit hot oil, not dangerous as such but usually gives off a funny smell and a hot spray so be careful. No Radiators have gases in them, either water or oil. Hope this helps

[nomorepanic]

You can't carbon poisoned from a normal water radiator

[RVP]

Thanks thats reassuring. What could that steam have been? the radiator isn't damaged in any way.

[Fishmanpa]

Old style radiators have a pressure valve that releases excess pressure. It was just releasing a bit of built up pressure is all.