Blue is the color

[kinzel]

Blue is the color of the flame I usually get on my stove top. Suddenly and without warning, say over thalst few days, the flame has changed ... it appears that the blue is ... sheathed in a yellow orange, and perhaps flicking yellow at the end. Do I have water in the fuel line? A cheaper blend of gas? A bad atmosphere to burn in? Too much time on my hands?

Comments

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Sounds like incomplete combustion -- could be clogged burner, could be you got a gas delivery (you're LP out there in the backwoods, right?) and the new stuff is slightly different. If all the burners do the same thing, I'd suspect the gas. Assuming you haven't sealed up the house with plastic wrap . . .

[adina-atl.livejournal.com]

The mix of air and gas may be off, with too much air in the mixture. If it continues you might have someone in to check the orifices for the stove. I have no idea how you'd do that yourself.

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

color of the flame I usually

does the gas company have a FAQ on their website? If not, put a call in, better to be safe than sorry.

Yellow Flame

[(Anonymous)]

Yellow flames mean incomplete combustion and the production of Carbon Monoxide!! I don't work on stoves so can't help a lot but my experience with heaters suggests not enough airflow at the inlet where the gas is mixed with air before going to the orfices.

OOPS

[doccolt.livejournal.com]

Sorry I forgot to log in.
Sam

[mlplouff.livejournal.com]

Call the gas company. They'll take measurements at the tank (if you have one), at the inlet to the house, at the stove burners. Somethings is Not Right and you should definitely have it checked out.

When it happened to me, they needed to replace the gas valve at the intake to the house, something was banjaxed with it.