CO2 levels when using stove

[stoveliker]

Are you able to use e.g. a funnel on the inlet of the measuring device to try to locate if there are areas with of the stove (or near where outside air leaks in...) that have a higher count when the stove is burning?

 

[bigealta]

 

[stoveliker]

I believe he saw the elevated reading also when no candles were burnt.

But there are some questions regarding the veracity of the CO2 (!) numbers.

 

[MRD1985]

Are you able to use e.g. a funnel on the inlet of the measuring device to try to locate if there are areas with of the stove (or near where outside air leaks in...) that have a higher count when the stove is burning?

Right now I have not been able to duplicate anything relatively close to what I was getting that one time. Since I got it I have noticed the house averages anywhere from 550 to 1000 ppm depending on what’s going on and who is in the room. Without any CO detection on any of my many detectors and my digital meter, paired with low PM counts, has more or less put my CO2 concern to bed for now. I even stood 2 feet in front of the stove with it just now and was in the 600-700 range.

Possible erroneous reading with the meter? Not really sure since I cannot duplicate it.

 

[stoveliker]

Great. That's how it should be.

 

[MRD1985]

Great. That's how it should be.

Thanks again for all the advice, everyone who replied.

 

[nealeyoung]

Something wierd: I've never seen an outside CO2 level of 1500, unless maybe someone was breathing into the monitor. Outdoor C02 is almost always about 400 in my experience.

 

[TradEddie]

Don't confuse CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) with CO (Carbon Monoxide). Carbon Monoxide is vastly more toxic,the monitor in question measures Carbon Dioxide. Setting aside questions about the accuracy of the monitor, 1000, 2000 or 5000ppm CO2 won't kill anyone, but 2000ppm does suggest poor ventilation or a faulty sensor.

TE

 

[MRD1985]

Don't confuse CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) with CO (Carbon Monoxide). Carbon Monoxide is vastly more toxic,the monitor in question measures Carbon Dioxide. Setting aside questions about the accuracy of the monitor, 1000, 2000 or 5000ppm CO2 won't kill anyone, but 2000ppm does suggest poor ventilation or a faulty sensor.

TE

Since I have not been able to duplicate those readings, not even close, I’m going with an erroneous meter reading. I agree that CO is the bigger issue, but have not any readings on any meter in the house. CO2 has been well within the normal ranges since that one “fluke”. Even outside in the fresh air it was close 1500ppm CO2. Which is why I was leaning toward a meter issue. Thanks for your input.

 

[MRD1985]

Convinced the co2 reading on this is wildly inaccurate l. Came home to high co2 levels at home like this. Drove has been out for over 24 hours so I know it’s not that. reset the meter and left it outside for 30 minutes on the deck and still reads about the same as inside

PM counts do seem accurate as does temperature and humidity. So I’ll probably just keep it for that and ignore co2