1.Place
the Bunsen burner on a porcelain tile to protect the surface of the bench.
2.Make
sure that the Bunsen burner is attached to a gas tap.
3.Make
sure that the air hole of the burner is closed.
4.Hold a
lighted match or splint to the muzzle of the burner and slowly open the gas tap
until the gas ignites. This will produce a very sooty, yellow flame .Keep your
face and hair away from the burner.
5.Slightly
open the air hole until the flame is blue at the bottom and slightly yellow at
the top.
6.If a
very hot flame is required, fully open the air hole and the gas tap. Be very
careful with this type of flame and never leave the Bunsen burner with a blue
flame when not in use.
DO NOT
OPEN THE AIR HOLE UNTIL YOU HAVE THE LIT SPLINT CLOSE
