Run central heating (whole house) or small coal fire in one room - which emits less CO2?

Question

The central heating is a combi-boiler, and the fireplace is a small bedroom fireplace.

Answer 1

the central air...

Answer 2

I don't know and it would be quite difficult to work out.  You would also need to take account of how you heat your water (for washing etc).

But one thing I do know is that it is best to heat your living room to a comfortable level and the rest of the house to a lower level.  Shut the living room door as you go to an fro to avoid the warm room losing its heat.

Warm clothing will enable you to be comfortable at lower temperatures and this will save a lot of fuel and CO2 emissions.

House insulation is also very important.

I'm glad you are thinking of such issues.  Best wishes and keep warm and save fuel.

Answer 3

EMT-B makes a good point.  Since one small coal fire would emit less CO2 than trying to heat the whole house, do it and remove your carbon footprint permanently. Since you care so much that is the only right thing to do.

If you do provide ventilation and don't die from CO, then you will have to bundle up and live a miserable, cold existence all winter.  Perhaps we would be lucky then too, as you may freeze to death, thereby producing no more CO2, which would benefit everyone who has to listen to your silly ideas.

Insulate your house to the maximum, use solar heating panels on the roof and make every entrance like an air lock, then use central heat and live comfortably like any other sane person.  This is my best advice, don't worry about CO2, global warming or climate change, just try to use the least energy at the lowest cost to be comfortable.

Answer 4

THE CENTRAL HEATING SINCE IT IS A COMBI-BOILER

Answer 5

Keep warm  whatever...   I have C/H on  plus a coal effect gas fire in my lounge..  Still not all that warm though...

Answer 6

BURNING COAL IN ONE ROOM.

the carbon monoxide will kill whoever is doing it.

and they will never produce co2 again.

Answer 7

It really depends on how you are generating the power for the central heat.  Without knowing all the details, the quick way to answer this is to think about which option takes more energy.  It's going to require more energy to heat a house than to heat just one room.  Where there is energy consumption, there is CO2 emissions.