Yellow/Orange Flame in your Gas Cooker and the Present Danger to your Health

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• Author: Muyiwa Ige(LPG Stakeholder and Consultant)

If the blackening of your pots as a direct result of the yellow/orange flame being produced by your gas cooker is the only headache you have to contend with, then you can be excused and allowed to adopt a lackadaisical attitude to the problem. But your health and by extension, your prolonged existence on planet earth, is under reasonable threat if you don’t approach the problem with the level of seriousness it deserves.

What causes Yellow/Orange Flame in your Gas Cooker?

Yellow/Orange flame is produced when there’s incomplete combustion of LPG in your gas cooker. The prime causes of incomplete combustion are:

• Inaccurate gas-air ratio arising from wrong setting of the burner’s air shutter

• Very low gas pressure from the LPG regulator and Defective burner cap

Health Implication of Yellow/Orange Flame in your Gas Cooker

The production of yellow/orange flame results in the accumulation of carbon monoxide in your home. Moderate concentrations of carbon monoxide in the short term can cause health problems like headache, dizziness, vomiting and nausea. High concentrations can cause unconsciousness and worse still, result in death. Long term exposure to the dangerous gas has been proven to have a direct relationship with increased risk of heart disease.

Exhortation

Stop the production of Yellow/Orange flame on your gas cooker before if ‘stops’ you sooner or later.