yes you are, just make shure you have about 1kg of charcoal that is no longer smoking and looks gray. Seal the tent as best as you can, make shure the head will not damage the tent. Just yesterday i read about a case of someone with the exhaust pipe connected with a hose, in the other side of the hose there was a plastic device connected with adhesive cellophane to a tent. And it worked.
"The victim moved the pressure washer onto a side deck passageway that was fully enclosed by plastic tarps. He used the pressure washer for about 20 minutes. A co-worker later found him unconscious. The medical examiner reported the cause of death as "carbon monoxide intoxication due to inhalation of engine exhaust." "
Thanks for posting that link, which i just read and which explains many issues involved in choosing a ctb method with CO from a variety of sources. it looks like the generator maxed out their 1000ppm meter in 14 minutes. It was under no load and the output would have been more under load apparently. None of the other sources of CO come close the generator, in the 53m3 garage. They note also that the charcoal they burned resembled that of an old car with no catalytic converter and after 20 minutes was at 200ppm. It seems we might be able to divide the 53 by ten to get the size of an average car in m3 and so multiply the CO by ten in that space to get 2000ppm after 20 minutes. Did it say somewhere how much charcoal, i couldn't see it. Also intersting to note that 2 stroke engines are more efficient CO producers than 4 stroke.
i want it to be fast and peacefully. Generators looks great, because i don't want to damage my brand new truck, and i can use a bathroom at the service area of my home that is about 18m³. so... maybe i will look better at the charcoal method to avoid noise to the neighbor and get found by police, might use 6kg of charcoal in a bucket.
Many Japanese suicides use binchotan, a white or 'smokeless charcoal'. 90% carbon and pings like metal when hit together.I'd like to add some information I've recently found out.
First of all, people who have been curious about how jonghyun died with only one or two briquettes in a frying pan. Unfortunately I lost the source now, but believe there's a high likelihood he was using a lit yeontan and simply standing it on the frying pan. A yeontan is a large charcoal briquette used in asia which generally burns for a day, it has columns drilled throughout.
I'm curious and will be doing some research on suiciding with these, unfortunately it's a primarily asian thing so if anyone who is able to translate wants to work with me on this, please pm me and I'll work on getting some studies/info to you. Thanks.
Secondly was just some generic information on the production of CO and circumstances that increase the production of CO greatly.
When the end of a flame impinges on metal, the CO production is greatly increase (ie, when you place a metal pan onto a hob, even though it's still minuscule the CO production increases from basically zero to a notable quantity. Could this make it beneficial to use a metal grate or something similar above the flames when attempting this method? Perhaps some tests may be worthwhile
"Re-burn is the most deadly situation and is typically what contributes to the few bonafide CO fatalities that do occur. Re-burn happens when the flue does not work properly, is blocked or disconnected, or is being back-drafted by some other force like an attic or exhaust fan, or an open window during a windy day."
Reburn is when air that has already been burned by a flame is reburned, CO production massively increases as oxygen is longer being burned into carbon dioxide much less, and carbon dioxide already present in the air starts burning into carbon monoxide. This might answer some questions many of us have about ctb with a simple generator, gas appliance, gas lamps etc etc, from my understanding anything will work in a completely sealed area and it's just a matter of numbers and working out how much CO you can expect to be produced from small gas appliances and how many you may need. Once this testing is done with a few devices I think we could have a much more convenient CO method documented. I'll take a look at buying a cheap CO meter and see what I can do for you guys.
No, i don't have these options.
I live in an apartment too, and think the same of you about having a window open and waiting for 30-45 mins, but i still had problems with the smoke. I tried 2 times and the smoke were insuportable because i was afraid off the neighbords realizes that i was trying
Yeah this is a big problem. Which kind of lighter did you use? I think smoke production is the highest in the beginning, when the coal is still relatively cool and not glowing. If you use some kind of chemical lighter, it smokes very much. An electric lighter reduces smoke, that is my plan. Another possibility is a blowtorch.
i'm sorry this happend to you my friend, accidents may happen, this is why you need plan, take safe measures and use a proper amount of charcoal.
I'm not sure if there is any long term yet. My body seems to be healing slightly. My concussion is still very bad.
I'm also very sorry to hear this. It is posts like this which make me question the method altogether.
I'm almost wondering if I need a second grill. Maybe not enough CO was produced
I used one grill and maybe 3.5-4lbs of charcoal in a very small bathroom
Failure: Carb compliant generator...https://www.chainsawjournal.com/carb-compliant/
it works, but it is hard to fit inside a small room, i don't know, if you tip it over, the charcoal might burn you
of course, but the part about CO production is worrying me more. tnx for your advice
there will be a lot o CO2 that will make you panic, you will not stay in the room, the smoke also will make you leave the room. The CO have no smell and no color. you will not notice it
I dont think its difficult to do this method, but failing is a scary option.. as if killing myself maybe doesnt have to be looked upon as a destructive thing to do, but taking a conscious risk of damage to your brain surely is. certain death is almost a philosophical matter, a lousy attempt is risky behaviour, or desperation, or impulse
