What should the dryer flame on a propane dryer look like?
Just had new Kenmore dryer installed, converted to propane. The dryer has a strong, particular odor (just a new dryer smell perhaps? ) The first 1/2 hour it ran, it intermittedly set off the smoke/heat detector when I opened the dryer door. The burner flame does not look like our previous dryer, being propane, I thought it was suppose to be all blue, this flame is blue in the center w/ yellow flame shooting out at the sides. I KNOW it was converted properly. Is that normal, and is it normal for a new dryer to "smell"?
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- It is not set right. You need to call the repairman back. It should be a blue flame, some yellow at the tips.
- The smell yes. But it should go away..Your flame should be blue no yellow. It needs to be adjusted to burn properly
- We had a new furnace installed this year and it set off our smoke detectors. The installer was there and indicated that it was normal as well as the smell. After about 30 minutes the smoke detectors settled down and there has been no smell or detector problem since. With respect to the flame colour, I would wait for a while until the new dryer has been used for several cycles. Oil and residue from the manufacturing is probably burning off the hot surfaces which will cause the yellow tips on the flame. If the yellow persists with time then a call for service may be warranted
