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wolf LP to natural gas

15 years ago

We are planning a redo of kitchen and are trying to get the best deals on appliances since they will be a huge chunk of our budget. There are a lot of new second hand appliances out there from people who have not been able to build or remodel.

Has any one done this and can you convert a wolf liquid propane rangetop to natural gas?

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Joe Henderson

8 years ago

On the newer sealed models, its a much more labor intensive job. In 2009 when this post was from, this was on the open burner style rangetop.

Having done 2 of these myself, I can confirm it took me 4 hours to do it. You have to disassemble all of the burners, remove the top, change 2 orifices per burner, adjust the regulator and then put it all back together. It's no walk in the park.

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blindstar
15 years ago
It should not be a big deal. I went the other way, Natural Gas to LP on my Bluestar. It took me about an hour. Now that I have done it once it would take about 10 minutes. The regulator needs to be adjusted and the orifices need to be replaced.
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Joe Henderson
15 years ago
It is a big deal. Reason being is that wolf does not make or included a conversion kit, that unit is designed to be ordered specifically for a gas type.

I would suggest if your getting a great deal to contact a wolf servicer and have them do it.
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ci_lantro
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blindstar
15 years ago
"Wolf does not make or included a conversion kit, that unit is designed to be ordered specifically for a gas type"

I read the same comment about Bluestar on this forum. However, when I talked to their tech support, they set me the parts I needed (for free). I would call tech support for any of the vendors you are interested in and ask if they will provide a conversion kit.
Jeff Kralovec
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My service tech wants to charge $550 to install it. It seems like if you've ever run nitrous on your car, you can change the jets on your wolf. No way am I spending $500 for someone to install $50 of parts.

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