• TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    If you have a gas stove and can’t afford, or don’t want to switch to electric, keep a window open in the kitchen while you cook. This is especially important if your over-the-range hood does not vent to the outside (yes, that’s a thing.) If your hood does vent to the outside, turn it on every time you cook and you’re golden.

      • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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        4 days ago

        Through an activated charcoal filter and right back into your face.

        This is depressingly common and functionally accomplishes just about as much as you expect it does.

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          4 days ago

          Ohhh, thanks. With the right filter it can make sense but it will be far cheaper to just pipe it out.

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            4 days ago

            Not just the right filter but a strong enough fan motor to draw air through it. The filter needs to be changed so at some point outside venting becomes cheaper.

            The reality is most people never change the filter and rarely use the fan.

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      4 days ago

      Yeah, I’m going to open a window every time I want to fry a couple of eggs or bake a loaf of bread at -25F/-32C.

      Just how many hours a day do you think any stove is continuously on? That 3D printer you might own runs far, far longer.

        • Bluewing@lemmy.world
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          3 days ago

          Then you must only breathe the finest purified filtered canned air. And not the dirty polluted air in whatever big city you live in.

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            3 days ago

            I actually have more air quality measures in my home than most and I have multiple sensors measuring the quality of the air. I be been measuring it long enough to know exactly what causes my air quality to decrease.

            I also do not live in or near a big city.

            Your ignorance is not equal to my knowledge situation. I wouldn’t expect a willfully ignorant person to believe this.