I have been forced to leave more houses during energy audits because of gas ovens than for any other reason. A gas oven burns gas. Anything that burns can generate Carbon Monoxide or CO. The combustion fumes move up through an opening or chimney that generally vents just below the control panel near the burners. If you hold your hand there, you will feel the … Continue reading Sleepy From Turkey CO
I’m putting together an advanced on-line residential ventilation course for GreenTrainingUSA, and in the process a couple of issues came up. One of these is testing airflow on the supply pipes to air handlers. This popular approach includes a pipe from the outside of the building attached to the return side of the air handler. The opening can be controlled by a damper that opens … Continue reading Measuring Airflow through a Return Side Tap
There are a lot of grumblings about a requirement to add mechanical ventilation to homes. When we gather around the campfire on a starry night, there isn’t a need for mechanical ventilation. When we bring the campfire into the building, we a flue to take the smoke and pollutants out. And we also bring a lot of other things into the house including the dogs … Continue reading Ventilation and Health
