butane vs natural gas stove...

[jinjuku]

How is it you can use a natural gas stove indoors, but not a butane camp stove?

Does one not give off Carbon Monoxide and the other does?

 

[Adam]

I wasn't familiar with that, so I searched the web a bit.

As far as I can tell, butane itself isn't dangerous to burn indoors. It seems that the pressurized tanks are the larger concern. Most of what I saw seemed to indicate that it's fine to use either indoors.

With any fuel, if you have proper ventilation, you should be fine in regards to byproducts of combustion.

 

[jinjuku]

I wasn't familiar with that, so I searched the web a bit.

As far as I can tell, butane itself isn't dangerous to burn indoors. It seems that the pressurized tanks are the larger concern. Most of what I saw seemed to indicate that it's fine to use either indoors.

With any fuel, if you have proper ventilation, you should be fine in regards to byproducts of combustion.

That is what I thought. Thx.

 

[Adam]

Happy to chime in, but I'm no expert! I just surfed around a bit, and it made sense to me. Someone else here might know better.

 

[highfigh]

How is it you can use a natural gas stove indoors, but not a butane camp stove?

Does one not give off Carbon Monoxide and the other does?

You mean Propane, or the small light-weight camping stove fuel?

I was under the impression that any carbon-based fuel can give off CO if the oxygen level in the air is too low. CO or CO2, using this indoors isn't good.

What's the output of the burner? If it's too low, it might need to be lit for too long and it would deplete the oxygen supply.

 

[jinjuku]

You mean Propane, or the small light-weight camping stove fuel?

I was under the impression that any carbon-based fuel can give off CO if the oxygen level in the air is too low. CO or CO2, using this indoors isn't good.

What's the output of the burner? If it's too low, it might need to be lit for too long and it would deplete the oxygen supply.

I spoke with a person at a camping supply store. My stove is for indoor/outdoor use. Just don't use it in confined spaces.

 

[Crashoverride]

Butane is actually often used indoors for catering such as at a omlette station or for table side food preparation i.e bananas foster etc... Most likely it's an idiot warning i.e. don't shower and use blow dryer. There always is some extra risks when bringing a can of pressurized fuel indoors mainly ventilation and failing to light which can cause a big bang/fire and loss of house, property and pride.

 

[zildjian]

Natural gas stove and ovens aren't entirely "safe". In moderation they are fine, but you can run into trouble if used inappropriately. When I used to work at UofL hospital especially, I'd see in the winter time people in the ER who'd be trying to heat their house by burning all the burners of their natural gas stove and having the oven on and the door open. They'd come in toxic or sadly sometimes dead. Their ovens probably didn't burn as efficiently and cleanly as newer ones, but still the risk is there.