Just noticed a bit of yellowish flame (along with blue) on my gas hob, is this an urgent issue?

[Mmcgar]

I have been planning on getting my gas cooker safety checked anyway but today I noticed the yelowness of the edges of the flame. I rarely use the cooker so it could have been like this for an ongoing period.

Is this something serious? It's a bank holiday today so I guess my only option would to phone BG to try and get an engineer out to look at it if it needs checked urgently

Thanks

 

[ianmcd]

You are worrying about nothing, and if you call BG they will simply turn off the gas supply and tell you to call a registered engineer

 

[Mmcgar]

You are worrying about nothing, and if you call BG they will simply turn off the gas supply and tell you to call a registered engineer

Ok thanks for the reply so this looks fairly normal to you? I remember being told yellow flames indicated a gas leak hence my concern

 

[Dan Robinson]

Possibly needs a good clean.

Clean it all up, put it back together properly and run the hobs for a few minutes with the doors and windows open.

 

[ianmcd]

Ok thanks for the reply so this looks fairly normal to you? I remember being told yellow flames indicated a gas leak hence my concern

no yellow flames indicate incomplete combustion, nothing to do with gas leaks, as already advised probably just needs cleaned

 

[Mmcgar]

no yellow flames indicate incomplete combustion, nothing to do with gas leaks, as already advised probably just needs cleaned

Thanks that's good to know regarding the leak /incomplete combustion then. Thanks for taking the time to reply

 

[Mmcgar]

Possibly needs a good clean.

Clean it all up, put it back together properly and run the hobs for a few minutes with the doors and windows open.

Thanks, I took it apart and wiped away debris etc and it seems to look a bit better now


Is this the type of thing (gas cookers) that should be periodically checked for safety by a registered engineer? The cookers been here since before I moved in so I've no idea how old it is.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Looks ok to me.

Worth getting it checked when you get the annual boiler service done though.

 

[Gasguru]

Looks orange to me and that's just rust particles burning off...give the top thump and you'll see the flames change colour.

 

[John D v2.0]

Is this something serious? It's a bank holiday today

You'll find out how serious when you go back in to work tomorrow and tell your manager you weren't in on 2nd Jan because you thought it was a bank holiday! If s/he laughs then you're in the clear!

 

[denso13]

You'll find out how serious when you go back in to work tomorrow and tell your manager you weren't in on 2nd Jan because you thought it was a bank holiday! If s/he laughs then you're in the clear!

There are parts of the UK where today is a Bank Holiday, and the OP seems to be in one of them!

 

[John D v2.0]

There are parts of the UK where today is a Bank Holiday, and the OP seems to be in one of them!

Lucky for some!

 

[shambolic]

Bank holiday in Scotland

 

[denso13]

Bank holiday in Scotland

Yes, it is.....

 

[FiremanT]

no yellow flames indicate incomplete combustion, nothing to do with gas leaks, as already advised probably just needs cleaned

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