JoeWras
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Dog turns on stove. (People were home and stopped disaster in this case.)
It's when I read about the particles in the gas that get spit out when burning, which also happens when cooking on any stove. Inhaling the particles is bad. I'll probably use my air vent more often to solve that.
The only particulate emission I'm currently concerned about is from the Ashe Juniper (AKA cedar) trees in this part of the world. Those evil creations are [-]having sex[/-] spewing pollen by the ton and I have a major case of crud (AKA cedar fever). It will be another month before we can expect real relief.You are inhaling particulates all the time, indoors or outside. Particulate emissions are everywhere from all the activities going on outdoors
Geezer-guys like us sometimes struggle to think as creatively as we did decades ago. But, really, a creative mind can think up many ways to make accidentally turning on an element easy and likely. Now that you've planted the suggestive seed, I'll probably come up with a way yet this evening!
You are inhaling particulates all the time, indoors or outside. Particulate emissions are everywhere from all the activities going on outdoors (exhaust from vehicles, industry, anything moving, etc. etc..) And your house is full of them too!
Carbon emissions from a gas flame are not too bad since humans are made of chains of carbon atoms.
I'm not worried about the environment when using my gas stove, except for the environment inside the house as that is what is affected and I breathe.
It's when I read about the particles in the gas that get spit out when burning, which also happens when cooking on any stove. Inhaling the particles is bad. I'll probably use my air vent more often to solve that.
All this pales in comparison to when at the cabin and we light the fireplace or wood stove and burn wood. At that point we are really great polluters, returning 100 yr old sequestered carbon to the air. But it looks nice
The "particles" when one cooks come from the food (especially when you scorch the food.) You get the same "particles" from an electric stove when you scorch something. YMMV
I'm a chemist (well, I used to play one at megacorp.) I can think of no particles that are produced by a gas flame - at least not one burning properly. If you notice a yellow flame, it's possible you are getting some carbon black (soot) and that should be addressed by setting the air/fuel ratio. But, used as intended, particulates (particles) are almost non-existent in a gas flame.
The "particles" when one cooks come from the food (especially when you scorch the food.) You get the same "particles" from an electric stove when you scorch something. YMMV
Charred food is the next smoking. Not kidding, it can be serious, especially with BBQ. Our neighbors were every day BBQ people who ate their chicken blackened, and they both died of colon cancer in the early 50s. I believe it.
Pretty soon the government will require "anti-char" detectors on stoves. Just kidding, I think...
If the gas was pure, it would be clean, but the articles I read said the particles were nano sized, do they filter natural gas to that level ? I doubt it.
Yes, cooking is simply dangerous, that is why REAL men cook