Fireplace question........................?

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We've bought our house for more than 6 years and have only
turned on the fireplace once. My dad decided to turn it on
tonight, he turned it off a few hours ago but there's still a
small blue flame going. Should I be worried about carbon
monoxide poisoning?

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No, this is the pilot light. It stays on. the exhaust gas is going up the chimney, so you are safe.

carbon monoxide occurs when the gas burns with too little oxygen. You will see a yellow flame and an accumulation of black soot. blue is good, gold is not good.

Suggest to your father that he invest in a carbon monoxide detector. They are on sale at Costco for under $30.

Why won't my oven fire up?

Michelle

My furnace went out and I'd been using my oven for heat for over a month. :-( The ignitor glow bar lights up and stays lit as it should, I can smell gas, but the burner does not ignite; the flames don't come up. What could I need? I'm kinda handy, but I have no idea about stoves. Thanks.

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Your ignitor has probably gotten weak from overuse & now can't open the gas valve enough to ignite the burner. Is it glowing red or orangey-yellow? Red means replace. And stop using it as a heat source immediately. It creates the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning. Unless you have a CO detector, you won't know you have a problem until someone gets very sick or dies There is no odor & all you'll likely feel is sleepy. Then you won't wake up.

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