Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Question

Unfortunately CO poisoning still does occur - "(TC) Yasi was also indirectly responsible for the death of a 23-year-old man, who died of suffocation by generator exhaust fumes."

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Originally Posted by cava

Cooking would also be a factor, but I did not wish to complicate the question.

That stated, factor in two (2) natural gas burners running at circa 10 mJ/h each twice a day at say 30 minutes each time. Total = 20 mJ/day combined.

The burner(s) are fitted with a flame failure device (similar to an oxygen depletion device). Above the hotplate is a rangehood with a positive pull of 40 pascals. If operated, the ranghood has a claimed non-restrictive flow of 850 m3/hr on maximum. The flue is a straight length of galvanised 150mm x 900mm long venting to atmosphere inside the shed.

Below the hotplate were four (4) 100mm diameter holes to outside air, for combustion/fresh air requirements.

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woah, woah

cooking with internal gas burners should be the primary issue.
please read this Gas that killed 12-year-old Airdrie boy came from on-demand hot water heater - Calgary - CBC News
flame failure is not the problem. CO is.
get yourself a CO monitor / alarm

Like others have said, if they are worried about combustion heaters/stoves etc., then it’s Carbon Monoxide (CO) which is far more deadly than Carbon Dioxide (CO2).

Whilst CO is indeed a potential problem, the issue was with the councils Building inspector.

He lied consistently, and in the court case CO was not even mentioned. It was used to sully us only in the eyes of his co-workers. ie throw enough mud and some of it will stick syndrome.