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Author Topic: Does a vegetable oil lamp produce carbon monoxide?  (Read 821 times)
Ben
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« on: April 26, 2011, 11:10:03 AM »

Safety first
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Pain_Ahmed
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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2011, 11:19:18 AM »

Depends if the oil is a saturated fat or an unsaturated fat. Unsaturated fats have a higher carbon content so they sometimes produce carbon monoxide but rarely.

Vegetables oils frequently contain unsaturated fats.
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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2011, 11:28:05 AM »

Vegetable oil is completely smoke-free, odorless, part of the carbon dioxide neutral. Vegetable oil will not be that bad smell of oil-based oil. All these characteristics make this oil a good choice for indoor use.
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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2011, 12:02:15 PM »

Anything that burns CAN produce Carbon Monoxide but if it has an adequate flow of air, it is much less likely to happen. If you burn this oil lamp in a small, badly ventilated room, you will almost certainly produce CO in time, but if you use it in an open field you wouldn't be likely to, and, even if you did, you would be unlikely to be effected!

Check how "air tight" the room is, and, if it has a good flow of air, give it a go! Remember that these lamps were never designed to be used in a modern hermetically sealed home, but in cold rooms with the wind howling through the cracks! At the first sign of a headache or drowsiness, open the windows and doors, and let some air in!
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