Gas Stove Reality Check: Why Banning Gas Cooking is Not the Whole Story

As we've learned, and continue to learn, from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's 'HOMEChem' and 'CASA' experiments (https://indoorchem.org/projects/), the chemistry, microbiology, and physics of the indoors is complicated. That's why doing something 'nice' like banning the manufacture or sale of gas cooking ranges might be a misguided step that'll make regulators feel good, but leave us hanging on a TON of other side effects that are still not addressed.

Learn to select and install a kitchen exhaust hood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y08HOnzafM8

See our ultimate kitchen exhaust system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMkvCn1sGvk

See Broan's SmartSense Infrared Heat Sensing range hoods: https://bestrangehoods.com/product/built-in/hbn1246ss

See AirCycler's RangeRelief make up air controller: https://www.aircycler.com/products/rangerelief

Toss Your Black Plastic Kitchen Cookware: It May Have Lead and Flame Retardants Built In

We talked with University of Toronto researcher Miriam Diamond, and she dropped this bomb. This is not a drill, or a joke. Researchers found LEAD and FLAME RETARDANTS leaching from black plastic cookware of all types, brands, and prices. You simply cannot know if they made it black to hide recycled content or not, and the plastic they use comes partly from recycled electronics- hence the chemicals. We hope you share this tidbit with everyone you know- the manufacturers too please.

Chef-Level Home Kitchen? Chef-Level Exhaust Hood. Don't Be Lame.

From 'Home Diagnosis' Season 2 Ep7: For all of us upping our home kitchen game, it's important to be reminded that the most important piece of equipment in the kitchen, and in fact in the entire air quality system of the home, is the kitchen exhaust hood. Don't let your kitchen designer or your glossy home makeover magazine tell you different. See the entire episode at: https://homediagnosis.tv/episode-207-slow-burn See our own home's Ultimate Kitchen Exhaust System: https://buildingperformanceworkshop.com/blog/2021/5/15/how-to-design-install-and-test-a-perfect-kitchen-exhaust-and-make-up-air-system

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Air On Fire: Mindblowing Picture of Your Home's Indoor Chemistry

It's hard to believe in something you can't see, so let us show it to you. Learn the most basic facts about the chemistry of the air around your face, every minute of every day of your life. Thanks to our 18 show sponsor companies and three dozen Patreon supporters for making this show season possible. Help support our work at: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV See the show at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv

High Performance Kitchen Triangle: Miele Induction, Convection, Dishwasher & Fridge

Grace shows off her badass beautiful kitchen triangle of 20-year appliances, with technical expertise from Miele's awesome training director, Jared Costa.

3:53 Induction Cooktop KM 6370: https://www.mieleusa.com/e/induction-cooktop-km-6370-9775910-p

11:05 Warming Drawer ESW 6114: https://www.mieleusa.com/e/24-inch-handleless-warming-drawer-esw-6114-clean-touch-steel-9682550-p

16:31 Convection Oven H6560: https://www.mieleusa.com/e/24-inch-convection-oven-h-6560-b-am-clean-touch-steel-9769400-p

26:26 Dishwasher G5056: https://www.mieleusa.com/e/fully-integrated-dishwashers-g-5056-scvi-sf-stainless-steel-11695330-p

38:02 Refrigerator KFNF 9955: https://www.mieleusa.com/e/frenchdoor-bottom-mount-units-kfnf-9955-ide-10277970-p

How to Install a Fantech Kitchen Exhaust Hood Liner

As a preview of the full kitchen exhaust system demonstration, here's a how-to on the hood liner, silencer, and wiring alone. As a first-time installer, I had quite a learning curve, but Fantech's tech support knows my name by now- thanks to Daniel over there for being patient with me.

Learn the basics of how to select your kitchen exhaust in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y08HOnzafM8

Check out this system: https://www.fantech.net/our-solutions/kitchen/exhaust-air-system/

How to Design, Install, and Test a Perfect Kitchen Exhaust and Make Up Air System

Using Fantech's hood liner system (https://www.fantech.net/our-solutions/kitchen/exhaust-air-system/) and active make up air system (https://www.fantech.net/our-solutions/kitchen/makeup-air-systems/) with custom grilles from Stellar Air Vents (https://stellarairdecorativeventcovers.com/), we made our home a test lab for tuning indoor chemistry with state of the art ventilation. Thanks to LBNL’s Brett Singer for helping me get in high gear on this topic.

Get a quick and easy crash course in how your kitchen exhaust should work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y08HOnzafM8

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Kitchen Exhaust Fan: #1 Tool to Heal Your HOMEChem

Grace and Corbett Lunsford demonstrate the best way to design and select your kitchen exhaust system, using the #TinyLab's own Broan ventilation components. The ACE130SS range hood (new model BCSEK1SS) paired with the 8" Make-Up Air Unit means perfect control over the indoor environment, the chemistry, and the health of their family.

More resources and tools at: http://Broan.com/learn

Understand HOMEChem in 30 Seconds or Less

From the video team that created Home Diagnosis comes the documenting of HOMEChem (House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry), the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's historic indoor chemistry campaign at the University of Texas at Austin. Learn more at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem