The back left side of the gas stove-burners, or oven-headboard is the vent for combustable gas from the oven. You should never have CO in your home, but placing a co detector directly in the path of combustion exhaust is always going to trigger a high alarm. You would typically use a combustion analyzer to determine if your flame is burning efficently; thus creating less CO. In addition, most true professionals will also measure the inches of water column on your gas valve to validate the correct gas pressure. I would also be curious to see the reading in PPM from a 3-5' distance. Stay safe out there, CO kills silently! Always refrence official certified documents for safe exposure levels!
finding good craftspeople is a blessing. I've been lucky to work and have work done by a few. Honestly though, most are overrated unfortunately. So many people get stuck in one way to do something and sure it usually is what works but then they get lazy. I've worked in carpentry and fabrication, done independent work with craftsman style furniture. I like to get my hands in everything now, because it really pays in the long term for me to get the skills with the right tools in hand. thanks doc, been also dealing with a brand new stinky oven.
I had the same problem with my stove. In addition to replacing the hot surface igniter I also adjusted the venturi settings on the upper and lower gas elements in the oven. By making sure they were burning correctly and adjusting the air shutter to make sure the flame was burning blue (not orange or yellow) that fixed my issues with my stove. I've had several years of trouble free use after that. I'm not sure why it wasn't correctly set from the factory, but adjusting the flame to burn correctly was a simple fix once I found the adjustment screw and instructions. If you get a chance to fix it, I'd love to see an after video showing the readings post fix.
Anyone remember the old time Halide torch leak detectors? This reminded me for some reason... those things were sensitive... IIRC 20ppm or there bouts.
Hello again Doc Thank you for another Great Video. How old is the stove? Maybe it's time to replace it. Please don't play with you and your family's safety. Again thank you
I've reconnected the new line I bought like 7 times with different types of sealants and my meter still detects a leak from the line to stove connection point. I have no idea what to do, I've done everything these videos recommend, but I still have the meter detecting a leak, and I can smell a leak after leaving the gas on for a while. I even bought a new line and swapped out the adapters that go from the line to the stove, nothing... still a leak. Anyone know what to do in that situation?
The first problem I see is it’s an LG, I’ve been an appliance service tech for about 28 years and specialize in gas products the problem really is they all let a little uncombusted gas out during the lighting process it doesn’t matter if it’s a spark ignition or a glow coil and yes you will come across some bad techs with bad practices I pride myself on my honesty and tenacity. In the end however the amount it lets off especially with natural gas dissipates pretty quickly but the older glow coils get the longer it takes for them to light the gas and more gas gets out if it’s not glowing almost white hot and pulling 3.5 amps across the burner valve replace it
I'll check it. I think I replaced the glow coil in this oven several years ago. The smell seems to be increasing. Might need some service. I'll check the amps. Thanks!
Check out your Igniter, it's possible the Igniter is dying, and this is not allow efficient lighting of either the burners, or flame rod in oven or broiler
What kind of gas, nat or propane. Know the propane gives off odors from the compound used to put a smell in the gas. Usually worse when tank is nearly empty.
@@jusb1066 Yes, agree. It's not always a bad thing. As an example, in a cultivation environment the additional CO2 allows for bigger yield. There are ingredients involved, of course, but it sure beats changing out tanks every day.
This is a natural gas (methane) stove. The smell is strong and not the additive to natural gas. Plus both CO and CO2 are odorless so it's not that. The strong smell occurs during the preheating process, then mostly goes away when the oven is running hot.
Really you tested nothing but the fact that the oven actually works. These types of detectors do not measure combustion efficiency, they detect combustible gases and are meant to be a very rough estimate at best. Your oven uses a surface plate igniter and therefore flows some amount of gas over it before it ignites, not enough to worry about and certainly not enough to be any kind of health hazard. If you tried something like a Testo 310 you might get some usable data. The bed-wetting over gas stoves is embarrassing and a testament to the poor public education quality.
Lol, our propane gas stove does the same thing. I'm sure it would peg a detector.
The back left side of the gas stove-burners, or oven-headboard is the vent for combustable gas from the oven. You should never have CO in your home, but placing a co detector directly in the path of combustion exhaust is always going to trigger a high alarm. You would typically use a combustion analyzer to determine if your flame is burning efficently; thus creating less CO. In addition, most true professionals will also measure the inches of water column on your gas valve to validate the correct gas pressure. I would also be curious to see the reading in PPM from a 3-5' distance. Stay safe out there, CO kills silently! Always refrence official certified documents for safe exposure levels!
finding good craftspeople is a blessing. I've been lucky to work and have work done by a few. Honestly though, most are overrated unfortunately. So many people get stuck in one way to do something and sure it usually is what works but then they get lazy. I've worked in carpentry and fabrication, done independent work with craftsman style furniture. I like to get my hands in everything now, because it really pays in the long term for me to get the skills with the right tools in hand. thanks doc, been also dealing with a brand new stinky oven.
I had the same problem with my stove. In addition to replacing the hot surface igniter I also adjusted the venturi settings on the upper and lower gas elements in the oven. By making sure they were burning correctly and adjusting the air shutter to make sure the flame was burning blue (not orange or yellow) that fixed my issues with my stove. I've had several years of trouble free use after that. I'm not sure why it wasn't correctly set from the factory, but adjusting the flame to burn correctly was a simple fix once I found the adjustment screw and instructions. If you get a chance to fix it, I'd love to see an after video showing the readings post fix.
Anyone remember the old time Halide torch leak detectors? This reminded me for some reason... those things were sensitive... IIRC 20ppm or there bouts.
I agree many professionals can be super unprofessional
Hello again Doc
Thank you for another Great Video. How old is the stove? Maybe it's time to replace it. Please don't play with you and your family's safety. Again thank you
I've reconnected the new line I bought like 7 times with different types of sealants and my meter still detects a leak from the line to stove connection point. I have no idea what to do, I've done everything these videos recommend, but I still have the meter detecting a leak, and I can smell a leak after leaving the gas on for a while. I even bought a new line and swapped out the adapters that go from the line to the stove, nothing... still a leak. Anyone know what to do in that situation?
So what do you do next with this stove ?
can you use this for air leak detecting too?
The first problem I see is it’s an LG, I’ve been an appliance service tech for about 28 years and specialize in gas products the problem really is they all let a little uncombusted gas out during the lighting process it doesn’t matter if it’s a spark ignition or a glow coil and yes you will come across some bad techs with bad practices I pride myself on my honesty and tenacity. In the end however the amount it lets off especially with natural gas dissipates pretty quickly but the older glow coils get the longer it takes for them to light the gas and more gas gets out if it’s not glowing almost white hot and pulling 3.5 amps across the burner valve replace it
Great vids I watch them about every morning
I'll check it. I think I replaced the glow coil in this oven several years ago. The smell seems to be increasing. Might need some service. I'll check the amps. Thanks!
i wish this would show a numerical value, instead of bars of flashing light.
Check out your Igniter, it's possible the Igniter is dying, and this is not allow efficient lighting of either the burners, or flame rod in oven or broiler
Thanks for watching. I’ve replaced the igniter. It was way worse before. This is the new one.
What kind of gas, nat or propane. Know the propane gives off odors from the compound used to put a smell in the gas. Usually worse when tank is nearly empty.
I would assume something like carbon monoxide, inefficient burning creates
@@jusb1066 Yes, agree. It's not always a bad thing. As an example, in a cultivation environment the additional CO2 allows for bigger yield. There are ingredients involved, of course, but it sure beats changing out tanks every day.
This is a natural gas (methane) stove. The smell is strong and not the additive to natural gas. Plus both CO and CO2 are odorless so it's not that. The strong smell occurs during the preheating process, then mostly goes away when the oven is running hot.
You smell it before the detector? What good is that?
Kaboom
What happens if you ....,.😏
Really you tested nothing but the fact that the oven actually works. These types of detectors do not measure combustion efficiency, they detect combustible gases and are meant to be a very rough estimate at best. Your oven uses a surface plate igniter and therefore flows some amount of gas over it before it ignites, not enough to worry about and certainly not enough to be any kind of health hazard. If you tried something like a Testo 310 you might get some usable data. The bed-wetting over gas stoves is embarrassing and a testament to the poor public education quality.