 Subaru1-3-2-4Premium
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Greenwich, CT
1 edit | Gas stove orange flame Not normal right? most of the time it's fine and never burns like this but sometimes it does.
*edit seems like all the burners do this |
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dingoPremium
join:2009-02-08
kudos:1 | I think they are getting too much air-mine are blue with yellowish tips |
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 beckPremium,MVM
join:2002-01-29
On The Road
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So, are you going to call the gas company or other qualified person to fix it? |
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Greenwich, CT | said by beck:So, are you going to call the gas company or other qualified person to fix it? Not really.. because by morning they are all normal again |
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sailorPremium
join:2003-10-21
Long Island
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I don't know but after seeing your photo I just took this one of mine. |
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Greenwich, CT | said by sailor:I don't know but after seeing your photo I just took this one of mine. Yes that's how it will be in the morning seems to happen in a year maybe 5 times.
some say low gas pressure not sure how true that is.. I know some fail to light with the spark but then later on it starts up instant. |
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Long Island
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said by dingo:I think they are getting too much air-mine are blue with yellowish tips »www.justanswer.com/questions/1sj···-on-bake |
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 jack bGone FishingPremium,MVM
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If you are on natural gas it looks like impurities are getting stirred up in the gas supply piping, either due to high flow rates or flows changing direction due to system maintenance.
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and the guy on that forum is an expert????. YIPES! this is WRONG, an orange flame is caused by NOT ENOUGH air!!.. too much air will only make the flames pull away from the burner and if way too much, will extinguish the flames!!. they will STILL be blue!. |
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in addition to my other post, what may be happening here is the gas regulator may be going bad, and the pressure went up, so there's not enough air for complete combustion. look at the size of those flames!. you can tell right off the pressure is too high.. orange flames signify incomplete combustion, which is dangerous because of the greatly increased CO produced, being that this is intermittant, it is NOT an air adjustment that is needed, as you have to loosen a screw and turn a cover to adjust the air, this is not happening by itself, get the gas company to check the regulator!. |
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I'm not a NG expert by any means. I just looked at the gas co. website and it said that orange / yellow flame is a sign of combustion problems and should be serviced.
I was curious if your furnace / boiler or water heater do the same?
I've never seen NG burn yellow or orange. It's always blue. |
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
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Tulsa, OK | reply to Subaru
I hope you have a carbon monoxide detector! |
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said by Subaru:Not normal right? most of the time it's fine and never burns like this but sometimes it does. *edit seems like all the burners do this i talked to the gas co about this some time ago
they say it's just dust /impurities
(dust has a way to get into anything!)
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Subaru1-3-2-4Premium
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Greenwich, CT | reply to Subaru
and like I said the morning it would be back to normal and sure enough... |
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I can think of 3 possibilities:
a) too little air
b) some impurity (metal) that colors the light orange (i.e. sodium)
c) some impurity (hydrocarbon) with a longer chain and/or double or triple bond between some carbons that make the flame orange
You should be easily test for b) by salting your burners (!!) to see if you get the same color. I can't think of any sodium compound that would get there with the NG.
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| Looks like not enough air. If 'impurities, I'd imagine it would be sparkles, not a constant orange.
Well at least you documented it with the gas co. so your next of kin can be compensated. |
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 ropeguruPremium
join:2001-01-25
Mechanicsville, VA | reply to Subaru
Looks like you still have some good orange tips in there. If you do have other NG products in your house, take a look and make sure they are functioning ok.
I would also speak with the gas company to see if they can have someone out in the afternoon when this is happening to check the line pressure. Could be that with daytime demand that the pressure is dropping off. |
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Greenwich, CT | said by ropeguru:Looks like you still have some good orange tips in there. If you do have other NG products in your house, take a look and make sure they are functioning ok. I would also speak with the gas company to see if they can have someone out in the afternoon when this is happening to check the line pressure. Could be that with daytime demand that the pressure is dropping off. It was not daytime it was taken around 10pm
I've seen weird stuff happen like only half of a single burning is lit.. it's almost like it's too much wind.
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It's a process called incomplete combustion, where there is not enough oxygen to allow for the fuel to react completely to produce carbon dioxide and water. This process produces carbon monoxide, a toxic gas.
Although I'm not familiar with the workings of a stove, I'm sure there should be an air valve or something to feed in oxygen for the flame to burn. If not, just make sure there is good circulation in the kitchen (open some windows). |
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said by Subaru:said by ropeguru:Looks like you still have some good orange tips in there. If you do have other NG products in your house, take a look and make sure they are functioning ok. I would also speak with the gas company to see if they can have someone out in the afternoon when this is happening to check the line pressure. Could be that with daytime demand that the pressure is dropping off. It was not daytime it was taken around 10pm I've seen weird stuff happen like only half of a single burning is lit.. it's almost like it's too much wind. that would be the gas pressure too high, and not enough air for that pressure causes an orange flame- a bad regulator could cause the pressure to fluctuate, it SHOULD be steady- |
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