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Comment on Our fireplace (natural gas) seems to only have blue flames, no orange. It looks horrible. Any suggestions? by peckerwud2

peckerwud2 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:52:59 +0000

there is probably regulator on the system, it can be adjusted for more air which should give you more yellow. but you will not be burning tthe gas efficently.
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Comment on Our fireplace (natural gas) seems to only have blue flames, no orange. It looks horrible. Any suggestions? by Rickster

Rickster — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:34:59 +0000

Leave the gas adjustment alone and simply reduce the air input by partially closing the air shutter located at the end of the burner. There may be a lock screw that needs loosening before you can move the shutter. Adjust it until you are satisfied with a soft yellow tipped flame. If it begins to soot or create an odor, re-adjust the other way slightly to prevent that. Always verify the fireplace damper is open when the decorative logs are on. FYI: home depot (among others) have artificial embers that you can place along the base of the fire to enhance the look, and painting the inside of the fireplace black also enhances the appearance of the flames.
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Comment on Our fireplace (natural gas) seems to only have blue flames, no orange. It looks horrible. Any suggestions? by tidybowl49

tidybowl49 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:51:59 +0000

You can ajust the flow of gas by turning in the screw..It will reduce gas flow and increase air flow.The more air the more orange.Not a good idea if you don't know what you're doing.I would stick with the blue flame.Means its working .
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Comment on Our fireplace (natural gas) seems to only have blue flames, no orange. It looks horrible. Any suggestions? by pahump1@verizon.net

pahump1@verizon.net — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:20:59 +0000

a fireplace is for heat ; not for looks
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Comment on Our fireplace (natural gas) seems to only have blue flames, no orange. It looks horrible. Any suggestions? by beck

beck — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:06:59 +0000

Well you could somehow try to restrict the amount of gas coming throught to the fireplace, because if there is less gas the flame will be more orange BUT the downside of that is it won't create much heat. Blue flame is much hotter than orange flame. I'm sorry I don't know how you could restrict the gas flow, perhaps talk to the gas company about doing that (they probably won't want you to because then you'll use less gas!)
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Comment on Who makes natural gas cars? Where Can I get one? by BOB

BOB — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:58:59 +0000

Mark is right in what he is telling you. You can contact your gas company and they should be able to tell you who can do it for you. You will need to buy a pump to fill your auto at home it will cost about $2000 at least that was the price that was quited to me about 2 years ago when I checked into it. I also found out that if you go to the gas companies and find out when they are having auctions you can get auto's from them at a good price already to go that will run on natural gas and regular gas. They have just about anything you want nice family car's, trucks, vans anything at least here they do. If you get like a boss's car or minivan it will be cleaner less miles and not beat on as much compared to a work truck or van. Don't let the mil age scare you as a motor will last 3 times as long on NG as to gas. Good luck
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Comment on Our fireplace (natural gas) seems to only have blue flames, no orange. It looks horrible. Any suggestions? by Mr. KnowItAll

Mr. KnowItAll — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:53:59 +0000

Turn the gas pressure down a little.
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Comment on Who makes natural gas cars? Where Can I get one? by T Man

T Man — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:40:59 +0000

Compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles are not widely available at this time, but I know Honda makes a CNG Civic called the Civic GX, and GM may still make Silverado trucks with an $850 optional conversion. It would be best to ask your local dealerships about getting an CNG vehicle and research conversion kits for existing vehicles – which are far more common than purpose built CNG vehicles.
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Comment on Why are natural gas vehicles better?Thank You!? by Bob

Bob — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:32:59 +0000

Much less CO2 produced, reduces global warming.
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Comment on Who makes natural gas cars? Where Can I get one? by mark

mark — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:24:59 +0000

The automakers do not make them to run on natural gas. The cars (any cars) are retrofitted to run on natural gas. There are conversion kits that you can buy and there are companies that specialize on making the conversion.
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