Generator Conversion to Natural Gas
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LP gas/natural gas, hook-up question
Comments (5)The older style LP tanks do use an internal left handed thread. The new tanks all have the "OPD" (overfill protection device) and they also have an external right handed "worm" type thread. You have two options: get an adapter at Walmart for about $10.00 or, check the date on the old LP tank you have, if it is twelve years or older, then when you have it refilled they will require you to have it re-certified. It is probably cheaper for you in the long run just to do a tank exchange for about $16-$18 bucks. That way you are good for another twelve years. As far as your question about running the bbq on NG, it won't work without a conversion. LP gas is at a much greater pressure than NG so, consequently the orifices are smaller for LP than NG. You can check with Aussie and see if they offer an NG conversion kit. If not, you can attempt to drill out the orifices by hand. There are some places on this discussion board as well as others on the net that talk about how to do this. If you do that, you can also get a 12' Natural Gas hose with a quick disconnect on the end that would fit (maybe without an adapter) on your existing stub from your house and the bbq. I just picked one up from Home Depot. It was made by Char Broil in the accessory area. In either case good luck and happy grilling. bsbbq...See MoreVirco Natural Gas Conversion Kit
Comments (19)thanks alek, i prefer to get their conversion kit. It allows me to go back to propane if ever needed. (Or return it to Costco if some appropriate reason came up.) Of course I can fine tune their converision kit if I decide that 15K btu isn't enough although I'm guessing it will be fine (as spamdamn points out). Anyhow, mainly I'm just trying to figure out if my gas network off the meter is going to be able to handle all this extra capacity. Anyone have any opinions as to how 'over engineered' the code gas tables are? (or how not over engineered)? It is looking like I'll be over tapped if I add the grill unless going back to the trunk of my gas network and upgrading from 3/4" to 1". Of course this assumes that every appliance is on high and all at the same time which would rarely if ever be the case. (Basically a 50K btu furnace, two gas fire places, one 31k btu and one 40k btu, and this. And it is rare that both gas fire places are on at the same time, in addition to the fact that they are both turned down from their max settings, probably to about 75%). Oh - and if anyone knows, do I count the 12' quick connect hose as an additional 12' in my calculations for gas code? thanks, philippe...See MoreNatural gas heat- outage- generator or not?
Comments (4)ADDENDUM: Regarding a generator. A simple generator would likely have no problem operating a fireplace as described above, as it is a simple on/off circuit. If you are thinking down the road of the possibility of having a gas furnace, then a run-of-the-mill unit could fail to operate it properly. In addition to on/off control, most new(er) furnaces have electronic control boards. Less expensive generators may not produce a 'pure' sine-wave output, such as gotten from the home's power outlets. In some cases, they have been known to damage the control boards. V...See Morenatural gas vs. propane gas cooktop
Comments (14)dcarch, depending on what you mean by 'old', I am going to disagree. I suppose I may not have found a competent plumber, but I spent hours with appliance guys and Kitchenaid and Google etc. If by 'old', you meant a 1950s stove, then you probably wouldn't even need a plumber. I suspect the same applies if we are talking some nice expensive open burner modern stove. However, if you are talking sealed burner stoves and needing conversion to propane, it is a different story. Unfortunately, other than a modified pressure regulator, the only gas control one has is the orifice for each burner. You will get a propane replacement kit with supposedly appropriate orifices for your burners. If they are not exactly right to give appropriate flame, you need to find other orifices and most specific sizes are not available. There are special micro drill bits that can be used on undersized orifices and it might be possible to find a plumber with such a kit, but perhaps not. In any case, an appropriate flame will not likely be one that would respond to the movement of your burner knob and you may find that max flame could be reached at a half on position. If you can find a stove built for propae it would be a good idea to get it....See Moretomplum
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