Using portable wood burning stove in house this winter?

FreeBear

JohnHampshire said:

Its probably already been said but Nooooo, 
NOX/CO2 poisoning just don't do it. You might hear the alarm but not have the oxygen to move and die silently.
Chimneys are designed to draw fumes up and away windows are not.

CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) is not a major issue - Concentrations of 5,000 part per million (ppm) should be avoided, and 40,000ppm is of immediate danger to life. 250-400ppm is a normal level of CO2 outdoors, and perhaps rising to 1,000ppm indoors.

CO (Carbon Monoxide) on the other hand, is much, much more dangerous - 400ppm can be fatal unless urgent action is taken. Over 100ppm, nausea drowsiness, and disorientation will occur. 50ppm is acceptable for short periods of exposure (no more than 8 hours per day).

It is a Carbon Monoxide (CO, no 2) that you need.

Flight3287462

Generations of my Highland ancestors lived in Blackhouses with a hearth in the middle of the floor, no chimney, mostly no windows and the beasts at one end of the house and in places this went on until the 20th Century.

Sea_Shell

Flight3287462 said:

Generations of my Highland ancestors lived in Blackhouses with a hearth in the middle of the floor, no chimney, mostly no windows and the beasts at one end of the house and in places this went on until the 20th Century.

Did they also die of (undiagnosed) lung cancer aged 40?

k_man

dunstonh said:

Even done properly, It is worth looking into the way wood burning stoves contribute more to pollution, than cars do - and see if you feel comfortable with this

They don't.  The original report that led to that statement was based on flawed assumptions and has since been retracted.  However, being the internet, it continues to do the rounds on certain sites and is quoted as gospel.

Retracted or corrected?

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/30/home-wood-burning-in-uk-causes-1bn-of-health-costs-a-year-report-says

The headline, subheading and text of this article were amended on 30 May 2022 to correct a flaw in the researchers’ data, which led to some double counting. The total EU costs of early deaths, illness and lost work from all home heating remain the same, at €29bn a year, but the relative contributions of different techniques and fuels are slightly different. Graphs featuring the incorrect figures have been removed. The main conclusions of the research are not altered.

https://www.cieh.org/ehn/environmental-protection/2022/march/defra-data-cuts-wood-burner-emissions-but-action-is-still-needed/

New data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) cuts the estimated proportion of small particle pollution produced by wood burners from 38% to 17%, but the total still outweighs that produced by the UK’s road traffic, which is responsible for 13% of particle pollution.