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OT: Gas Stoves And Indoor Air Pollution

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  • fishlessmanfishlessman Posts: 31,436
    the camp is pretty air tight, turn the clothes dryer on and the smoke alarm goes off from smoke from the woodstove. 20 below outside and the windows open up to vent the smoke.
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • RRPRRP Posts: 25,374
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    lkapigian said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    I removed all the weather stripping from my doors and windows.  Now I can use my stove with impunity.
    IAQ has gotten far worse at the expense of "Weatherization", I have a leaky old house and I'll keep it that way 
    My uncle has an incredibly airtight house in Northern Wisconsin.  He has the most complex AC system I have ever seen.  He has to pull in a lot of fresh air to keep good IAQ.  He pulls it in, conditions it, then pumps it into the house.  He utilizes some of the return air in heat exchangers then exhausts the return air outside.  He has a huge room dedicated to all the equipment.
    Sounds like yet another engineer in the family mix, huh?
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Ozzie_IsaacOzzie_Isaac Posts: 17,438
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    lkapigian said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    I removed all the weather stripping from my doors and windows.  Now I can use my stove with impunity.
    IAQ has gotten far worse at the expense of "Weatherization", I have a leaky old house and I'll keep it that way 
    My uncle has an incredibly airtight house in Northern Wisconsin.  He has the most complex AC system I have ever seen.  He has to pull in a lot of fresh air to keep good IAQ.  He pulls it in, conditions it, then pumps it into the house.  He utilizes some of the return air in heat exchangers then exhausts the return air outside.  He has a huge room dedicated to all the equipment.
    Sounds like yet another engineer in the family mix, huh?
    He is a plumber by trade, and an HVAC hobbyist by choice.
    If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.

    It amazes me, how many people do not realize how the future works.
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  • lkapigianlkapigian Posts: 9,983
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    lkapigian said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    I removed all the weather stripping from my doors and windows.  Now I can use my stove with impunity.
    IAQ has gotten far worse at the expense of "Weatherization", I have a leaky old house and I'll keep it that way 
    My uncle has an incredibly airtight house in Northern Wisconsin.  He has the most complex AC system I have ever seen.  He has to pull in a lot of fresh air to keep good IAQ.  He pulls it in, conditions it, then pumps it into the house.  He utilizes some of the return air in heat exchangers then exhausts the return air outside.  He has a huge room dedicated to all the equipment.
    Yes Sir, HRV/ERV , a must in that area, probably has an ERV 
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • Ozzie_IsaacOzzie_Isaac Posts: 17,438
    edited March 15
    lkapigian said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    lkapigian said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    I removed all the weather stripping from my doors and windows.  Now I can use my stove with impunity.
    IAQ has gotten far worse at the expense of "Weatherization", I have a leaky old house and I'll keep it that way 
    My uncle has an incredibly airtight house in Northern Wisconsin.  He has the most complex AC system I have ever seen.  He has to pull in a lot of fresh air to keep good IAQ.  He pulls it in, conditions it, then pumps it into the house.  He utilizes some of the return air in heat exchangers then exhausts the return air outside.  He has a huge room dedicated to all the equipment.
    Yes Sir, HRV/ERV , a must in that area, probably has an ERV 
    Not sure which one, I do no he has a massive dehumidifying/humidifying setup too.  Each room is independent, but routes back to his equipment room.

    His house is two stories, but all floors are concrete with radiant heating.  His main complaint is seasonal weather swings.  There is a lot of thermal inertia so during seasonal changes, especially winter to spring, it will just about bake you for a few days.
    If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.

    It amazes me, how many people do not realize how the future works.
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  • GrateEggspectationsGrateEggspectations Posts: 8,203
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    lkapigian said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    I removed all the weather stripping from my doors and windows.  Now I can use my stove with impunity.
    IAQ has gotten far worse at the expense of "Weatherization", I have a leaky old house and I'll keep it that way 
    My uncle has an incredibly airtight house in Northern Wisconsin.  He has the most complex AC system I have ever seen.  He has to pull in a lot of fresh air to keep good IAQ.  He pulls it in, conditions it, then pumps it into the house.  He utilizes some of the return air in heat exchangers then exhausts the return air outside.  He has a huge room dedicated to all the equipment.
    Imagining the multitude of other systems that probably reside in his house is giving me anxiety. 
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  • nolaeggheadnolaegghead Posts: 41,966
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    lkapigian said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    I removed all the weather stripping from my doors and windows.  Now I can use my stove with impunity.
    IAQ has gotten far worse at the expense of "Weatherization", I have a leaky old house and I'll keep it that way 
    My uncle has an incredibly airtight house in Northern Wisconsin.  He has the most complex AC system I have ever seen.  He has to pull in a lot of fresh air to keep good IAQ.  He pulls it in, conditions it, then pumps it into the house.  He utilizes some of the return air in heat exchangers then exhausts the return air outside.  He has a huge room dedicated to all the equipment.
    Energy recovery systems pay for themselves fast.
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  • ksmyrlksmyrl Posts: 1,002
    We lived in an older "well ventilated" home for nearly 20 years. Now we are in a modern very tight and energy efficient home, hence the induction cooktop. Power bills are down 70%. And if/when IAQ becomes a concern...I open windows.
    Fish, Hunt, Cook....anything else?

    1LBGE, 1MMBGE, somewhere near Athens GA
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  • posterposter Posts: 1,092
    HRV's are mandatory here in our building codes. I retro-fitted one into my house (built before the mandates) and it made of world of difference on my allergies, not to mention no more condensation on the windows, etc.
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