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“Fireplace and Candle Smoke” by jefftk
We celebrated New Year's Eve at my dad's, including a fire in the
fireplace. I was curious how much the wood smoke went up the chimney
vs collecting in the room, and decided to take some measurements. I
used the
M2000
that I got when investigating whether a ceiling fan could be
repurposed as an
air purifier.
Here's what I found:
I started the meter running at 4:30pm, and we started the fire at
about 5:30pm. I didn't write down the specific time because I thought
it would be evident from the chart [1] but actually I can't see it at
all.
Then at 6:45pm we lit Hanukkah candles, and the smoke from the matches
being blown out had a very sharp effect. Particulate levels stayed
high for the rest of the time, with both [...]
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First published:
January 1st, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6AmNoxGrFzdmfgb86/fireplace-and-candle-smoke
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By LessWrongWe celebrated New Year's Eve at my dad's, including a fire in the
fireplace. I was curious how much the wood smoke went up the chimney
vs collecting in the room, and decided to take some measurements. I
used the
M2000
that I got when investigating whether a ceiling fan could be
repurposed as an
air purifier.
Here's what I found:
I started the meter running at 4:30pm, and we started the fire at
about 5:30pm. I didn't write down the specific time because I thought
it would be evident from the chart [1] but actually I can't see it at
all.
Then at 6:45pm we lit Hanukkah candles, and the smoke from the matches
being blown out had a very sharp effect. Particulate levels stayed
high for the rest of the time, with both [...]
The original text contained 1 image which was described by AI.
---
First published:
January 1st, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6AmNoxGrFzdmfgb86/fireplace-and-candle-smoke
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
---
Images from the article:
Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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