Indoor Pollution from Gas Stoves

[old and tired]

The gas stove has nothing over my wife burning dinner on the stove.

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If I bring up indoor air quality with her... my butt would have to be venting OUTSIDE!!!

 

[Dftodd]

A vent hood that actually vents outside is truly a life changing appliance. Why even bother with the ones that just re circulate through the room?

Bathroom exhaust fans vented outside are life changers as well

 

[old and tired]

...are life changers...

...and marriage saviors...

 

[ultrarunner]

All of my old gas ranges are vented with chrome vent pipe...

So anything baked or broiled would be vented... cooktop not.

Somewhere along the line venting stopped.

Newer doesn't mean better... sometimes it just means cheap.

 

[MossRoad]

We've got a hood over our stove/oven that vents into the attic, then out a gable end. I think only a couple times in the past 25 years we've burned something enough to set off the smoke detectors. :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

We've had some asthma in my family. My mom developed it in her 50s. I had some form of it in my 20's. Had to use albuterol for a couple years and it went away. I was the epitome of good health when it came on. Physically active, lifeguard, worked outdoors at the airport. No idea what caused it. It's scary when you can't catch your breath.

I've seen several infants and young children with asthma, as well as adults. If you've ever seen someone having a severe asthma attack, it's looks almost exactly like someone drowning on dry land. Panic in the eyes. It's scary.

So to the OP, I kinda understand your concerns regarding your child.

 

[cqaigy2]

Something I didn't realize, but severe asthma attach can cause a heart attack. A women my wife and i knew passed away from heart attack caused by severe asthma attack.

I developed asthma in my late 50's. I've always been very healthy, physically active, worked (most of my adult live) and played outdoors. Now i have two inhalers, one for everyday, and one for emergencies.

 

[RalphVa]

I think that my wife would have a problem if we had a gas stove. (Personally, I do not want propane in the house after working with it for 31 years. Natural gas isn't too bad.)

We explored having a pellet stove insert since we have 3 fireplaces here that we cannot use due to the wife's allergy to wood back smoke. There was enough back smoke from a friend's pellet stove that she was starting to get asthma symptoms after being in the same room with it for a very short period of time.

Ralph

 

[CobyRupert]

Amazing all the problems that seem to crop up when peoples houses are too tight. Doesn't people health account for something over energy savings?

Not in people’s homes (where they spend the majority of their day/lives). But in offices and public spaces, there are HVAC codes about bringing in fresh air, air changes, etc...outside air temperatures and energy use be dammed.

Most people don’t realize the VOC’s given off by a new home’s carpet, paint, furniture, vinyl plastics, etc...instead they’re worried when they get a whiff of smoke from a stove that vents outdoors (and draws in fresh air all day long while doing so) when the stove door is occasionally opened.
How many times have you heard people say “Oh I love that new car smell!”? .... “Oh, thanks! That’s poison!”

 

[Industrial Toys]

I LOVE the smell of new carpet! lol But then my sister and I used to huff the gasoline odours from our 67 Ford Custom 500. Parents just smiled, like isn't that cute? Getting High was not even considered, we just loved the smell.

Think I will go fry some onions for my perogies. Does anything smell that good coming into the house?