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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 57924 Here Gender:	Re: Gas stoves pollute homes, even with fan on Reply #60 - Apr 16^th, 2022 at 2:41pm lee wrote on Apr 15^th, 2022 at 7:26pm: All gas installations are supposed to have both floor and ceiling vents. Older houses didn't seal well. I have never even seen a floor vent - I imagine it would be a task with concrete slabs.
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Re: Gas stoves pollute homes, even with fan on
Reply #61 - Apr 16^th, 2022 at 2:49pm

Dnarever wrote on Apr 16^th, 2022 at 2:37pm:

Bobby. wrote on Apr 15^th, 2022 at 10:56pm:

Dnarever wrote on Apr 15^th, 2022 at 7:13pm:

Bobby. wrote on Apr 15^th, 2022 at 9:04am:

Gordon wrote on Apr 15^th, 2022 at 8:54am:

Some old units just have a rage that just recirulates the air. I wouldn't want gas in those.

Unless the fumes are extracted anyone inside a room
would be gassed to death.

yet over 7 million Australians survive it every day ?

Have you ever seen a gas stove without
an extractor fan in the ceiling?

Australia has had about 4 generations of them. Pre 2000 ish they were relatively rare. Your parents and grandparents and their parents lived their entire lives like this.

It started to become a legal requirement in some Australian states from after 2005 at the earliest I think that Vic was 2015 and the regulations seem to vary significantly.

Really?
I don't remember seeing any and I'm no spring chicken.

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Re: Gas stoves pollute homes, even with fan on
Reply #62 - Apr 16^th, 2022 at 5:37pm

Dnarever wrote on Apr 16^th, 2022 at 2:41pm:

lee wrote on Apr 15^th, 2022 at 7:26pm:

All gas installations are supposed to have both floor and ceiling vents. Older houses didn't seal well.

I have never even seen a floor vent - I imagine it would be a task with concrete slabs.

They are near the floor and vent to the outside.

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Re: Gas stoves pollute homes, even with fan on
Reply #63 - Apr 16^th, 2022 at 6:58pm

Bobby. wrote on Apr 16^th, 2022 at 2:49pm:

Dnarever wrote on Apr 16^th, 2022 at 2:37pm:

Bobby. wrote on Apr 15^th, 2022 at 10:56pm:

Dnarever wrote on Apr 15^th, 2022 at 7:13pm:

Bobby. wrote on Apr 15^th, 2022 at 9:04am:

Gordon wrote on Apr 15^th, 2022 at 8:54am:

Some old units just have a rage that just recirulates the air. I wouldn't want gas in those.

Unless the fumes are extracted anyone inside a room
would be gassed to death.

yet over 7 million Australians survive it every day ?

Have you ever seen a gas stove without
an extractor fan in the ceiling?

Australia has had about 4 generations of them. Pre 2000 ish they were relatively rare. Your parents and grandparents and their parents lived their entire lives like this.

It started to become a legal requirement in some Australian states from after 2005 at the earliest I think that Vic was 2015 and the regulations seem to vary significantly.

Really?
I don't remember seeing any and I'm no spring chicken.

AGL was about the second formed company on the stock exchange in 1837 and started providing town gas in 1841.

i.e no fan vents needed for at least the first 130 years. Guess there were ventilation rules.

i.e Need to have a door the room size matters and a kitchen will need a window or ventilation.

Currently an external fan / vent is required in NSW. While it is a good idea people did survive with it as the major cooking method for well over 100 years with no external ventilation required.

When you look at house designs you mostly find a kitchen with an external door close by and a window.

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Re: Gas stoves pollute homes, even with fan on
Reply #64 - Apr 16^th, 2022 at 7:08pm

lee wrote on Apr 16^th, 2022 at 5:37pm:

Dnarever wrote on Apr 16^th, 2022 at 2:41pm:

lee wrote on Apr 15^th, 2022 at 7:26pm:

All gas installations are supposed to have both floor and ceiling vents. Older houses didn't seal well.

I have never even seen a floor vent - I imagine it would be a task with concrete slabs.

They are near the floor and vent to the outside.

I believe you but still have never seen one. What heavy gasses are produced ? Maybe No2?

Looks like a higher risk may be to the environment.

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Re: Gas stoves pollute homes, even with fan on
Reply #65 - Apr 16^th, 2022 at 7:17pm

Dnarever wrote on Apr 16^th, 2022 at 7:08pm:

I believe you but still have never seen one.

I don't care what you believe.

Dnarever wrote on Apr 16^th, 2022 at 7:08pm:

What heavy gasses are produced ?

Carbon monoxide can be produced from gas heaters.

"It's slightly lighter than air but not enough to rise to the ceiling in a room. Instead, it tends to disperse itself, mixing with the air and spreading throughout a space. "

https://blog.cpisecurity.com/is-carbon-monoxide-heavier-than-air-and-other-faqs

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