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Gas Oven - Burning orange flame?

chantelle87_2
chantelle87_2 Posts: 30 Forumite
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
Hi,
I am slightly concerned with my little gas oven.

Its a great oven to cook in although you usually have to put it up an extra gas mark to cook things....but i have new seal coming as i think heat escaping might be the problem...but ...

in the main oven at the back where the flames are there is this little line (possibly flint) i am not sure...but when the oven is on it now burns orange instead of blue??? COuld that mean i need a new flint or whatever it is??? I am a little concerned as i've always been told a blue flame is a good flame and an orange one is bad...

I have checked i havent left any cleaner on it or there is no food on it..so i am baffled!

Could anyone shed some light on this please?

Thanks

Chantelle
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Goal - Holiday Home!!!

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Comments

  • Canucklehead
    Canucklehead Posts: 6,254 Forumite
    Good morning: Incomplete combustion...advice available here

    HTH

    Canucklehead
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
  • chantelle87_2
    chantelle87_2 Posts: 30 Forumite
    rahhhh thank you ....i am going to speak to my landlord and get someone out to have a look..... its quite lucky as i have just bought carbon monoxide detectors

    Thank you
    Save Save Save.....

    Goal - Holiday Home!!!

    Saving £600 per month :)
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