Stupid Question - CO Detectors and Pellet Stoves

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reallyte

Feeling the Heat
Mar 20, 2013
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Binghamton, ny
So I was thinking the other day and was wondering why everyone pushes CO detectors with pellet stoves. I can understand them with petrol combustion sources but why wood burning appliances?

For example:
Wood+O2-->CO2 (not CO) and H20

Is CO created by incomplete combustion/contaminants? Just trying to rationalize my 4 CO detectors in my house above and beyond because I have an oil furnace. I tried googling this of course but there really is not any explanation specifically. Once again I am probably over-thinking things...its a curse.
 
Your computation is if perfect conditions are met. Only perfect conditions are in a lab. Wood is not a pure form of carbon . Air is mostly nitrogen,78%, 02 21%.
 
Ah that's what I was thinking. Good stuff.
 
Yes I'm awake, just busy playing with new toys and not interested in telling folks getting 6 blinks, flashing number#2 lights, etc ... to clean their da** stoves.

For anyone dropping in over 80% of all pellet stove issues are caused by crud in the air paths.
New brewing toys?
 
Nope, a new computer, phone system, and TV. Lowered the phone bill, the cable bill, and the electrical bill.
Nice. More gas $ for the snowblower.
 
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