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Lp to Natural gas for BBQ
Was looking at Lowes this morning at bigger BBQ's. I thought I'd like to
have one I could connect to the house Natural gas with a quick connect. Can you convert these BBQ's? They do have a commercial one that is Natural gas but about $100 more. But maybe if converting an LP to Natural would run about the same, maybe it wouldn't be worth doing it. The commercial was also bigger than I want. I'm just tired of dealing with the tanks. Thanks. -- Paul O. |
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"Paul Olmsted" wrote in message ... Was looking at Lowes this morning at bigger BBQ's. I thought I'd like to have one I could connect to the house Natural gas with a quick connect. Can you convert these BBQ's? They do have a commercial one that is Natural gas but about $100 more. But maybe if converting an LP to Natural would run about the same, maybe it wouldn't be worth doing it. The commercial was also bigger than I want. I'm just tired of dealing with the tanks. Thanks. Most every brand makes a kit for conversion. Check out the web page of the one you are interested in. Go to some place other than Lowes for a good selection of quality grills instead of the mass market stuff. Propane dealers and some garden shops carry better quality brands. |
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In article , "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"Paul Olmsted" wrote in message m... Was looking at Lowes this morning at bigger BBQ's. I thought I'd like to have one I could connect to the house Natural gas with a quick connect. Can you convert these BBQ's? They do have a commercial one that is Natural gas but about $100 more. But maybe if converting an LP to Natural would run about the same, maybe it wouldn't be worth doing it. The commercial was also bigger than I want. I'm just tired of dealing with the tanks. Thanks. Most every brand makes a kit for conversion. Check out the web page of the one you are interested in. Go to some place other than Lowes for a good selection of quality grills instead of the mass market stuff. Propane dealers and some garden shops carry better quality brands. ... at substantially higher prices, of course. There is a much wider selection of much better grills at Home Depot than at Lowes. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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"Paul Olmsted" writes:
Was looking at Lowes this morning at bigger BBQ's. I thought I'd like to have one I could connect to the house Natural gas with a quick connect. Can you convert these BBQ's? They do have a commercial one that is Natural gas but about $100 more. But maybe if converting an LP to Natural would run about the same, maybe it wouldn't be worth doing it. The commercial was also bigger than I want. I'm just tired of dealing with the tanks. Thanks. I'm surprised more people don't go this route. I got mine online at Dickson Supply. I don't think a conversion is the right way to go. Most of the bottled gas models are on wheels. With NG you want something that doesn't move around. |
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"Paul Olmsted" wrote in message ... Was looking at Lowes this morning at bigger BBQ's. I thought I'd like to have one I could connect to the house Natural gas with a quick connect. Can you convert these BBQ's? They do have a commercial one that is Natural gas but about $100 more. But maybe if converting an LP to Natural would run about the same, maybe it wouldn't be worth doing it. The commercial was also bigger than I want. I'm just tired of dealing with the tanks. Thanks. I found it was cheaper to buy a natural gas grill than to try to convert a LP grill. I suspect they only make expensive ones in NG because that is what sells. |
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Paul Olmsted wrote:
Was looking at Lowes this morning at bigger BBQ's. I thought I'd like to have one I could connect to the house Natural gas with a quick connect. Can you convert these BBQ's? They do have a commercial one that is Natural gas but about $100 more. But maybe if converting an LP to Natural would run about the same, maybe it wouldn't be worth doing it. The commercial was also bigger than I want. I'm just tired of dealing with the tanks. Thanks. Hi, Up here in Canada, NG ones are about $50.00 more. Just buy a model made for NG hook up. My gas outlet was already on my patio w/ball valve. I just installed quick connect fitting with a length of hose. I can move around the BBQ quite a bit. No more lugging around tank to refill. |
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"Paul Olmsted" wrote in message ...
| Was looking at Lowes this morning at bigger BBQ's. I thought I'd like to | have one I could connect to the house Natural gas with a quick connect. Can | you convert these BBQ's? They do have a commercial one that is Natural gas | but about $100 more. But maybe if converting an LP to Natural would run | about the same, maybe it wouldn't be worth doing it. The commercial was also | bigger than I want. I'm just tired of dealing with the tanks. Thanks. | | -- | Paul O. | | | All you need to do is get a new orfice. NG is about 1/2 the btu output of propane so the orfice should be 2 times as large. There is a bit more to it than that so just reaming out the current orfice will not get the desired results. These changes usually cost about $40. See your local BBQ dealer. -- PDQ -- |
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All you need to do is get a new orfice. NG is about 1/2 the btu output of propane so the orfice should be 2 times as large. There is a bit more to it than that so just reaming out the current orfice will not get the desired results. These changes usually cost about $40. I took the 5 burner manifold from our "Aussie" grill into the local BBQ shop and they drilled out our 5 old orifices to a larger size. See your local BBQ dealer. Thats who did the job..works fine R |
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"Doug Miller" wrote in message .. at substantially higher prices, of course. There is a much wider selection of much better grills at Home Depot than at Lowes. You get what you pay for. You won't find this at HD or Lowes. http://www.napoleongrills.com/Websha.../Benefits.html |
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On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:52:18 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"Doug Miller" wrote in message .. at substantially higher prices, of course. There is a much wider selection of much better grills at Home Depot than at Lowes. You get what you pay for. You won't find this at HD or Lowes. http://www.napoleongrills.com/Websha.../Benefits.html Or this one? http://www.rhpeterson.com/firemagic/ Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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Doug Miller wrote:
There is a much wider selection of much better grills at Home Depot than at Lowes. Possibly but the quality will be similar. |
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"Rudy" wrote in message news:s0C0g.30268$7a.24055@pd7tw1no...
| | All you need to do is get a new orfice. NG is about 1/2 the btu output of | propane so the orfice should be 2 times as large. There is a bit more to | it than that so just reaming out the current orfice will not get the | desired results. These changes usually cost about $40. | | I took the 5 burner manifold from our "Aussie" grill into the local BBQ | shop and they drilled out our 5 old orifices to a larger size. | | See your local BBQ dealer. | | Thats who did the job..works fine | | R | | Just reaming out the orfice will allow enough NG to get to the burner, but, because the air/fuel mixture is not altered, the reamed barbie will not attain the desired temperatures. -- PDQ -- |
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"PDQ" wrote in message ... "Rudy" wrote in message news:s0C0g.30268$7a.24055@pd7tw1no... | | All you need to do is get a new orfice. NG is about 1/2 the btu output of | propane so the orfice should be 2 times as large. There is a bit more to | it than that so just reaming out the current orfice will not get the | desired results. These changes usually cost about $40. | | I took the 5 burner manifold from our "Aussie" grill into the local BBQ | shop and they drilled out our 5 old orifices to a larger size. | | See your local BBQ dealer. | | Thats who did the job..works fine | | R | | Just reaming out the orfice will allow enough NG to get to the burner, but, because the air/fuel mixture is not altered, the reamed barbie will not attain the desired temperatures. -- PDQ -- You may also need to replace the valves so they operate over the desired range. Since you need 2x as much NG. High on a propane knob will only be medium with NG. It depends on your model. For highest efficiency, even the holes in the burner should be considered. |
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Lp to Natural gas for BBQ
"PipeDown" wrote in message ink.net...
| | "PDQ" wrote in message | ... | "Rudy" wrote in message | news:s0C0g.30268$7a.24055@pd7tw1no... | | | | All you need to do is get a new orfice. NG is about 1/2 the btu output | of | | propane so the orfice should be 2 times as large. There is a bit more to | | it than that so just reaming out the current orfice will not get the | | desired results. These changes usually cost about $40. | | | | I took the 5 burner manifold from our "Aussie" grill into the local BBQ | | shop and they drilled out our 5 old orifices to a larger size. | | | | See your local BBQ dealer. | | | | Thats who did the job..works fine | | | | R | | | | | | Just reaming out the orfice will allow enough NG to get to the burner, but, | because the air/fuel mixture is not altered, the reamed barbie will not | attain the desired temperatures. | | -- | PDQ | | -- | | You may also need to replace the valves so they operate over the desired | range. Since you need 2x as much NG. High on a propane knob will only be | medium with NG. It depends on your model. For highest efficiency, even the | holes in the burner should be considered. | | | | | Hey Pipe; Nice to know there is somebody who actually agrees with me. -- PDQ -- |
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