Strange smell from gas cooker
Dave
thast we've never had before. It smells exactly like the old paraffin heater
that my parents used to heat the bathroom when I was a kid. It doesn't
appear to smell if just using the eye-level grill, and all flames are the
normal colour (blue) and size.
We've got decoraters in at the moment (too much work on to DIY it this time)
and the problem seems to have coincided with them starting work in the
house.
I know this sounds daft but is it possible that paint 'fumes' (macpherson
trade paints) are somehow settling on the hob and causing the smell? Mind
you, I suppose that even if that were possible they would quickly burn off,
whereas the smell was evident - and quite strong - all through boiling a pan
of spuds and frying up some bacon and liver last night.
What can make gas burn with the smell of paraffin and is it something
sinister that we should be worrying about?
TIA
Dave
Mike Clarke
> I know this sounds daft but is it possible that paint 'fumes' (macpherson
> trade paints) are somehow settling on the hob and causing the smell?
Yes, I've even noticed it with an electric hob.
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Mike Clarke
James Salisbury
I have noticed that white spirit vapour when heated can make that smell,
I am not a chemist so you need further advice.
Regards
James
Dave
Wow, thanks Mike and James. I never knew that could happen and felt a bit of
a wazzock for even entertaining the idea that it could possibly be fumes to
blame. I can rest a bit easier now chaps - thanks again.
Dave
Peter Parry
>
>I know this sounds daft but is it possible that paint 'fumes' (macpherson
>trade paints) are somehow settling on the hob and causing the smell?
No, but what does happen is that the paint fumes affect your sense of
smell so the normal slight odour from the gas ring is perceived as
something different. You may have noticed food when it is cooking or
on a plate also smells different to normal. The weaker the smell the
more likely you are to think it is different to normal.
Once the paint dries the problem goes away.
ransley
A pilot light thats dirty or to high or a leak below could do that
S Viemeister
>
> A pilot light thats dirty or to high or a leak below could do that
Are gas hobs still made with pilot lights?
F Murtz
Andrew Gabriel
S Viemeister <firs...@lastname.oc.ku> writes:
>
> Are gas hobs still made with pilot lights?
I remember my grandmother had one. After conversion to natural gas,
it was forever blowing out. Also had a gas poker on the side to transfer
the flame to the oven and eye-level grill. The poker was also used to
peel tomatoes.
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Andrew Gabriel
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Lobster
> In article <7usno0...@mid.individual.net>,
> S Viemeister <firs...@lastname.oc.ku> writes:
>> Are gas hobs still made with pilot lights?
>
> I remember my grandmother had one. After conversion to natural gas,
> it was forever blowing out. Also had a gas poker on the side to transfer
> the flame to the oven and eye-level grill. The poker was also used to
> peel tomatoes.
My gran had a similar device to light the living room fire - a long
poker attached to a butane cylinder, with holes down the side for the
flames, which she stuck into the coal to get it going.
Needless to say it held enormous attraction to me as a kid, when she
wasn't around. Never did manage to burn her house down, thankfully.
David
Tinkerer
"Lobster" <davidlobs...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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My parents 1930s built house had a gas point, near the anthracite powered
Ideal Boiler in the kitchen, that was used for a poker to light that. I
used to connect the bunsen burner in my chemistry set to it. Boy how things
have changed since I was a kid.
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Tinkerer