Gas fire burning with bright green flame

[Ace-T]

One for the gas experts out there, turned the gas fire on this morning and a couple of the flames coming through the faux coals (I know, not our choice ) flicker blue and bright emerald green. As it has never done this before (gone green) I just wondered what the cause could be and if I should be concerned about it? Can't seem to find anything about green flames on Google.

Comedy answers of course expected (this is P&P ) but sensible ones would be appreciated cos I am cold! Ta!

Ace-T

[sheets tabuer]

You have a witch in your midst

[tigger1]

Copper in the fire?

(This is not a BiB bashing post, nor a suggestion) - I think copper burns green.

[percy flage]

Any bird shite come down the flue onto the artificial coals? Chemicals, donchaknow.

[BliarOut]

Green flames are copper oxide aren't they?

[Mahatma Bag]

It means an Orc is close by.

[Plotloss]

Has someone been sprinkling copper on your fire?

[911wise]

I dont know what it is but I wouldn't light it again until you get it checked over. By the way where do you live Alaska?

[Ace-T]

percy flage said:

Any bird shite come down the flue onto the artificial coals? Chemicals, donchaknow.

It is a wall mounted fire with one of those special flues for when you don't have a chinmey, but I was going to check the flue in a mo anyway. Only problem is I have to wake up the neighbours to do it (nurses) cos that wall is only accessible from their passage...dear god, I can't think of any other way of saying that

Ace-T

[EmmaP]

Not at work matey?!

You must be studying for those exams!

Good luck!

Emma XXX

[Parrot of Doom]

There should be a small gauze covering the air intake for the pilot light - check it hasn't been blocked, or fallen off and is sucking dust/hair in.

[Ace-T]

EmmaP said:

Not at work matey?!

You must be studying for those exams!

Good luck!

Emma XXX

Thx chick, that's why I am cold, not bloody moving at the table

Ace-T

Edited to add cheers PoD, will do.

Edited by Ace-T on Tuesday 15th May 09:54

[tigger1]

A special (cabbage smelling) flue?

I'd get it checked though - gas is naughty, and it's obviously not right.

[BliarOut]

Ace-T said:

percy flage said:

Any bird shite come down the flue onto the artificial coals? Chemicals, donchaknow.

It is a wall mounted fire with one of those special flues for when you don't have a chinmey, but I was going to check the flue in a mo anyway. Only problem is I have to wake up the neighbours to do it (nurses) cos that wall is only accessible from their passage...dear god, I can't think of any other way of saying that

Ace-T

Nurses? Only accessible from their back passage... Phwooarh

[sleep envy]

not learnt from past experience Rob?

[munter]

My parents one used to do that when 1st lit. After a while whatever the chemical was would burn off. We put it down to the concrete that kept falling off the inside of the chimney and landing on the fake coals....

[Famous Graham]

Viagra gives you funny coloured vision doesn't it?

[BliarOut]

sleep envy said:

not learnt from past experience Rob?

Five bad nurses doesn't mean they're all bad

[motco]

Certainly a hot piece of copper wire that's touched on PVC, or any halogenated polymer, returned to the burner will make for a green flame.

[Ace-T]

munter said:

My parents one used to do that when 1st lit. After a while whatever the chemical was would burn off. We put it down to the concrete that kept falling off the inside of the chimney and landing on the fake coals....

Next door have been digging up patios and moving crushed up concrete, maby some of the crap has blown inside the flue? Hmmm...will investigate in a bit when they have woken up.

Cheers all

Ace-T