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I'm very environmentally conscious but personally I'm gonna switch to an electric vehicle and heat pump before changing my stove to an electric one I think. I

I'm very environmentally conscious but personally I'm gonna switch to an electric vehicle and heat pump before changing my stove to an electric one I think. I will make sure to have proper ventilation when cooking though from now on, I wasn't aware of the health aspect of all the byproducts of cooking with gas.

bushbaba 5y ago
To be fair. Your gas stove in your home can pose health risks due to often poor ventilation of the fumes. Your personal and childs health might improve by moving to induction.
- barbazoo 5y ago
  True, I hope that being more mindful of ventilation, especially while cooking will have a positive short term effect.
  - tchock23 5y ago
    I recently read that most fume hoods aren’t powerful enough to remove the worst of it, but can’t find my source.
tssva 5y ago
Many hoods are ductless and recirculate the air after passing it through filters. I imagine these likely do nothing or close to it regarding removing the offending substances.
- beerandt 5y ago
  All but a very few instances of natural gas malfunctions (like a completely severed pipe) are safely mitigated by mixing and dilution. Most common gasses are only dangerous in large amounts, when stratified and consentrated in a small confined space. Which is why ductless hoods are able to meet code in the first place. Ironically, this has become a bigger issue because of houses being more tightly sealed due to efficiency regulations. Old houses would naturally draw and vent in the event of any sort of out-of-equilibrium gas buildup.