My own experience is that it's not. The solution for the folks who may be
suffering from CO poisoning and oxygen deprivation is not to make the
house leakier. The solutions are 1) source control and 2)ventilation. If
they want to heat with wood (as I do) they need an air-tight stove,
combustion air piped directly into the stove, and a sealed flue/chimney. If
the stove is atmospherically decoupled from the living space, CO can't
enter the house. A digital CO detector as a back-up is also a good idea.
Then supply ventilation adequate for the people and moisture removal.
Letting the CO in the house, and hoping to dilute it with either random
infiltration or mechanical ventilation, does not seem like a sound strategy.
Arnie Katz
AEC
909 Capability Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27606
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