Is it bad to heat house with oven on?

Question

A elderly man I know heats his house up every nite with his oven on all nite, and all windows are closed, so no ventilation at all.

Answer 1

this is only real dangerous when its a gas stove which gives off carbon monoxide and will kill you over repeated exposures in small amounts or sooner in large amounts,even kerosene heaters will do this! a carbon monoxide detector will verify this, i suggest one immediatly.

Answer 2

If its an electric oven on low it shouldn't be a huge problem. If its gas you might want to install a carbon monoxide indicator in his place.. its like a fire alarm only goes off if poisonous build up.
Old people are going to do what they want its very hard to stop them but you can at least do the alarm thing for your peace of mind.

Answer 3

Your gas or electricity bill will upward thrust considerably, as ovens are no longer power effectual at heating the section outdoors the oven. it could warmth the homestead properly even though it makes use of intense quantities of power to achieve this.

Answer 4

It is not a good idea to leave it on all night. A little on during the day is fine; like cooking and leaving it on for a bit afterward. Sometimes it can heat the house nicely for awhile.

Answer 5

I think its probably wasting a lot of energy, and it might be using up the oxygen inside the house

Answer 6

if it is a gas stove then it is very dangerous due to CO2 build up. If electric there is no CO2 build up. but both methods of heating are very expensive heating methods.

Answer 7

um well why isn't he using his furnace? And yes uhh it is obviously a fire hazard

Answer 8

Yup.