How Long Can Carbon Monoxide Stay Built Up In A Home?
Our home is all electric but has a wood burning fireplace. If we had a fire burning, let it go out, and then go to bed, would the carbon monoxide stay in the air? Or does it filter out?
We use the Pine Mountain logs and they are supposed to burn cleaner. But we are still wondering. Perhaps we should have a window open during/after burning? But this does defeat the purpose of trying to warm yourself with a fire.
Thoughts anyone?
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November 25, 2009 @ 1:50 pm
I did a report on carbon monoxide, if your really concerned you can buy a carbon monoxide detector, pretty much the same as a fire detector.
None the less I don’t believe there would be enough carbon monoxide build up to be concerned, if your worried keep a the closest window slightly ajar.
November 25, 2009 @ 5:40 pm
I am hoping that is a manufactured log that you are talking about. Burning pine isn’t very good due to creosote build up in the chimney.
Unless your house is very air tight you will not have a problem. Much of the CO2 goes up the chimney.