Dormobile cooker

[Marjorie71]

Hi

Just asked on another site if we could use our gas cobb in the van if it rained. I would never use the charcoal one obvs in an enclosed space.

Had replies saying its very different to cooking in a van as you have flues to extract the fumes.

This has got me thinking, how does the carbon monoxide disperse in old vans? our cooker is behind the front seat and we usually open the window a little (too much in the wind and the flame goes out), the drivers side window and the vents in the roof. We have cooked before when the roof is down, again windows open a little. Am i missing something? I would have thought a gas cobb woild be like using my hob and grill in the van?

Im sorry if this is a silly question. We have carbon monoxide detectors fitted too, never been a problem and I've used the hob for an hour continuously. Never really thought about it before till they all said this.

Feeling confused :?

 

[Trikky2]

Your confused by the difference between reality and over reaction.

Like the difference between wetting down and handling with care an old garage roof panel and calling in specialists wearing space suits with independent air supplies.

Common sense works well, as you have already found out.

I'm not sure why people bother to try to make stuff completely foolproof. The fools are always smarter and will find a way round. :lol:

 

[Dickie524]

It really is fine - you only get carbon monoxide if there is incomplete combustion in the first place - i.e restricted air supply. The only product of the gas flame is C02 (carbon DIoxide) and H2O plus heat. The cooker doesn't 'give off' carbon monoxide as a matter of course - only if it was in a very confimed space having used up the air available, and not burning properly. A window open will be fine - that's to allow air in to ensure complete combustion and keep it ventilated.

With a CO alarm as a just in case, plus being sensible and pragmatic, all is well...

 

[Moseley]

Or the other option for giving off carbon monoxide is your regulator is passing gas at a higher flow than it should do. The burners are designed to 'pull' in a certain volume of oxygen to allow a given volume of gas to burn completely. As long as your flame is nice and blue, this is a good sign of a rich burn. If it starts to look yellow, this is characteristic of a lean burn and carbon monoxide is likely to become present.

As you've said, keep a CO alarm in the van as this will give you the early warning you need if there ever was a problem.


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[Marjorie71]

Thanks for the replies and restoring my faith in what Ive been doing.

If the flame does ever burn yellow Moseley, what can I do? Would it just be a new regulator?

Thanks