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I open the window and turn on the extractor fan when I use my gas hob. It uses a fraction of the fuel that my car does. Easily less than 10%. Frying on an ele

by throwaway22032 4y ago

I open the window and turn on the extractor fan when I use my gas hob. It uses a fraction of the fuel that my car does. Easily less than 10%. Frying on an electric hob is hardly good for your lungs either. This is just rage porn.

CalRobert 4y ago
But you don't operate your vehicle indoors I assume.
- shapefrog 4y ago
  I open the window (car) when I roll coal in my living room.
- throwaway22032 4y ago
  Sure, I'm addressing both air quality and carbon emissions in the same comment.
ceejayoz 4y ago
> I open the window and turn on the extractor fan when I use my gas hob. Good. One of the possible interventions is to make ventillation a building code requirement.
- throwaway22032 4y ago
  Isn't this just a requirement for a kitchen? You cannot fry indoors without ventilation unless you enjoy choking on smoke. Neither can you boil indoors without ventilation unless you enjoy coating everything in the room with moisture. The combustion of a gas stove IME is a smaller contributor to ventilation requirements than both of the above. Maybe the moisture one is less relevant in low humidity environments like parts of California? edit: I just checked, here in the UK new kitchens require extractor fans regardless of fuel used, which makes sense to me.
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    > Isn't this just a requirement for a kitchen? Not in the US at the federal level. Some states have code requirements about it. My house lacks one, which is annoying when I'm searing steaks, and I plan to rectify it when we redo the kitchen.
    - throwaway22032 4y ago
      Sure, I guess what I'm saying is - it's daft to limit this to gas stoves. I don't particularly agree with making it a legal requirement either way, but if it is, then it's a cooking thing.
zip1234 4y ago
What does the amount of fuel compared to a car matter at all in regards to indoor air quality?
- throwaway22032 4y ago
  I address indoor air quality with my first sentence, carbon emissions with my second, and indoor air quality again with my third.

CalRobert 4y ago

But you don't operate your vehicle indoors I assume.

shapefrog 4y ago
I open the window (car) when I roll coal in my living room.
throwaway22032 4y ago
Sure, I'm addressing both air quality and carbon emissions in the same comment.

ceejayoz 4y ago

> I open the window and turn on the extractor fan when I use my gas hob. Good. One of the possible interventions is to make ventillation a building code requirement.

throwaway22032 4y ago
Isn't this just a requirement for a kitchen? You cannot fry indoors without ventilation unless you enjoy choking on smoke. Neither can you boil indoors without ventilation unless you enjoy coating everything in the room with moisture. The combustion of a gas stove IME is a smaller contributor to ventilation requirements than both of the above. Maybe the moisture one is less relevant in low humidity environments like parts of California? edit: I just checked, here in the UK new kitchens require extractor fans regardless of fuel used, which makes sense to me.
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  > Isn't this just a requirement for a kitchen? Not in the US at the federal level. Some states have code requirements about it. My house lacks one, which is annoying when I'm searing steaks, and I plan to rectify it when we redo the kitchen.
  - throwaway22032 4y ago
    Sure, I guess what I'm saying is - it's daft to limit this to gas stoves. I don't particularly agree with making it a legal requirement either way, but if it is, then it's a cooking thing.

zip1234 4y ago

What does the amount of fuel compared to a car matter at all in regards to indoor air quality?

throwaway22032 4y ago
I address indoor air quality with my first sentence, carbon emissions with my second, and indoor air quality again with my third.