BBQ trouble, ORANGE flame

[y2blade]

We just had dinner on the BBQ but could only use one burner as the other one is now burning Orange and smoky

any ideas how to fix? or is it new BBQ time


thank you in advance

[hondafanatic]

HTH etc.

[Defcon5]

Leave it on full whack for a while?

[y2blade]

Defcon5 said:

Leave it on full whack for a while?

thanks for the suggestion but I did try that, it was on full for about 30mins

[Defcon5]

Can you take any of it apart? Try blasting carb cleaner at it

[Ferg]

Primary air blocked?

[anonymous-user]

Problem is your a big gayer and your using gas instead of wood and charcoal!

[Simpo Two]

If it's anything like a bunsen burner it needs more air for complete combustion, ie carbon turns to CO2 not C (soot)

[Flintstone]

Probably in need of a good clean out (oooer missus). Every spring I have to evict a couple of dozen snails and spiders from mine, sounds like you may have some in a place they shouldn't be.

[y2blade]

thanks for the help

I will give it a good clean out tomorrow evening

[shakotan]

y2blade said:

thanks for the help

I will give it a good clean out tomorrow evening

Orange flame means not enough oxygen. Take the bunsen burner example above. Block off the air supply at the bottom, lazy orange sooty flame. Open up the air inlet, vigerous hot blue flame.

[netherfield]

Years ago had the same problem,spider had built a web over the gauze on the air inlet.

[wibble cb]

A rich running BBQ, on a motoring website, is it running SU's or Webers ??

[y2blade]

all sorted now, it was a cobweb in the breather hole

thanks all