Hi all,
Just moved into a house which has a gas fireplace in the basement - turns on with a flick of the switch. I notice that there's a small flame constantly burning...a blue flame. When I turn the switch on the fireplace lights and it's an orange flame. Is the small blue flame supposed to be on constantly?
Second, the front of the fireplace is a set of two folding glass doors that have about a 1/4" gap in between the sections. Also noticed during home inspection that all along the exterior side wall only (not along the interior walls), wherever the studs are, there is blackening.
So far the explanation I've got is that soot from the fireplace seems to have an affinity toward the cooler, exterior walls and thus it settles there...does that sound reasonable? How do I get rid of this problem?
Thanks.
Himanshu