{"id":1386,"date":"2024-01-16T19:41:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T19:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desiredcreations.com\/blog\/?page_id=1386"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:22:27","slug":"gas-combustion-debris-residue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/desiredcreations.com\/blog\/my-okeefe-merritt-stove-restoration-intro\/gas-combustion-debris-residue\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas Combustion Debris & Residue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I used to think the natural gas (NG) delivered to my home was just that, pure, unadulterated methane gas. Not so. NG has impurities. Plus, air has impurities. My mind has impurities. (More on that some other time :).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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White residue on, under and around the pilot burner cup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The point is, those impurities burn and can form debris and powder residue, which accumulates over time. Chances are if your stove hasn\u2019t been restored to within an inch of its life, that debris could still be lurking in your stove\u2019s gas network. It could have been accumulating since its birth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you noticed a white power residue ? The white powder produced from gas combustion is magnesium oxide. It clings to surfaces within close proximity to the flames. It\u2019s resistant to heat and electrically non-conductive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Splashed food can inadvertently land on the burner openings clogging them, or enter the burners thru the openings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is not possible to scrub inside pilot, cooktop, oven\/broiler burners, it\u2019s not impossible to clear out loose debris and wipe away residue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tap the burner firmly to dislodge debris trapped inside it.
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Manual tools, like a paperclip, toothpicks, pipe cleaners or dental tools, can clear the burner holes; tapping with wood, rubber, plastic or leather hammers can loosen debris inside the burners. Wire snaked through small tubes can dislodge debris inside. If using metal tools, be careful to not damage the openings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Office and dental pick tools for careful removal of caked debris, like removing plaque from teeth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Simmer burner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Canned air for dust blasting could help. If you have access to an air compressor, you can blast the debris out before reassembling everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All in all, it\u2019s best to clear debris while the parts are separate from the stove, so it doesn\u2019t end up clogging something further downstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A happy gas burner!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


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I used to think the natural gas (NG) delivered to my home was just that, pure, unadulterated methane gas. Not so. NG has impurities. Plus, air has impurities. My mind has impurities. (More on that some other time :). The point is, those impurities burn and can form debris and powder residue, which accumulates over … Continue reading Gas Combustion Debris & Residue<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":114,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1386","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desiredcreations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desiredcreations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desiredcreations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desiredcreations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desiredcreations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1386"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/desiredcreations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2297,"href":"https:\/\/desiredcreations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1386\/revisions\/2297"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desiredcreations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desiredcreations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}