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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-11 12:16 AM
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The Inside of my old gas oven just became a big ball of flame
I heard a hissing sound and then the moment the gas kicked in, poof, big ball of orange flames. I immediately went to turn my oven off, but now I'm paranoid. I swear that I am currently suffering from Carbon Monoxide poisoning (not sure about if this could even cause it) but I read about the symptoms and now Ive got a headache (I'm also a lil bit of a hypochondriac).
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texanwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-11 12:21 AM
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1. Open the windows, now.
Stay safe.
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-11 12:27 AM
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2. Better call the gas company and open the windows.
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-11 12:33 AM
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3. Called the gas company, but because I dont smell gas, they booked me an appt for the 26th
wonderful
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-11 12:36 AM
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4. Call them back, and tell them that NOW you smell gas.
They need to get out there, pronto.

Good luck.

:hug:
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-11 12:42 AM
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5. Low and Behold, they did send somebody out, and It was a Natural Gas Leak
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-11 12:45 AM
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6. Yikes! Good thing somebody came out.
No carbon monoxide, I hope.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-11 12:46 AM
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7. I am so relieved to hear this!
It is nothing to fool around with.

Yay!
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-11 01:30 AM
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8. Now for a new experiment...cooking cheesecake in a toaster oven
since my oven is out of commission
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snagglepuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-11 01:46 AM
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9. Its sounds like you dont have a Carbon Monoxide alarm. Big mistake
especially with gas stoves.
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