# Gas Range Orange Flame **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 8, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-range-orange-flame/135803 "2002-11-08T01:08:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-range-orange-flame/135803/1 "2002-11-08T01:08:35Z")
I’m assuming this means you’re getting an orange flame from your gas range instead of a blue one. I think you need to get the burners and the gas lines cleaned. ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-range-orange-flame/135803/2 "2002-11-08T01:12:38Z")
I dont know the question, but will guess the answer. The sodium line (589 nm) from spilt salt/salt solution (eg food). ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-range-orange-flame/135803/3 "2002-11-08T01:18:55Z")
Salt or water will do it. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-range-orange-flame/135803/4 "2002-11-08T02:06:14Z")
Some orange is normal on high for LP gas, natural gas should be totally blue ---
**Author:** ![mazzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@mazzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazzer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-range-orange-flame/135803/5 "2002-11-08T02:21:17Z")
Paraphrased OP: Natural gas stove, orange flickers at the edges of a normal-shaped blue flame. Three or four per second, each lasting less than half a second. Took off burner-grate-thingies, cleaned very well around where the gas comes out, turned it back on (w/o replacing burner grates) with same results. All four burners do it. What should I do, where else can I clean? Is there a CO danger? Should I call a master plumber? ---
**Author:** ![mazzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@mazzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazzer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-range-orange-flame/135803/6 "2002-11-08T02:22:30Z")
BTW, stove is 10 months old, installed by master plumber. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-range-orange-flame/135803/7 "2002-11-08T03:05:55Z")
The stove may have a air intate ajustment you can make to change the air/gas ratio. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-range-orange-flame/135803/8 "2002-11-08T05:06:19Z")
Ummmm. Yeah. I wanna hear something, too, because every gas (propane) stove I’ve ever seen has orange flames if the dial is turned above medium. I don’t know why there would be a problem. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-range-orange-flame/135803/9 "2002-11-08T13:21:46Z")
propane (aka LP gas) is suppose to have some orange. Natural gas should not.