Looking to replace a gas range. Present setup uses LP gas. I
know that most new appliances come with a conversion kit.
Question for now is how tricky is that to do?

Everything I've read suggests it is a straightforward process.
Any gotchas one needs to be aware of?

In article , Jim wrote:
Looking to replace a gas range. Present setup uses LP gas. I
know that most new appliances come with a conversion kit.
Question for now is how tricky is that to do?

Probably depends on the range. On the Sears Kenmore range that I converted
about 20 years ago, it was as simple as removing the cover of the pressure
regulator, taking out a piece of plastic, turning it upside down, putting it
back in, and reattaching the cover. Took about a minute.

Everything I've read suggests it is a straightforward process.

My [limited] experience supports that notion. g

Any gotchas one needs to be aware of?

None that I know of (but see above regarding limited experience).

On Jun 16, 4:56*am, Jim wrote:
Looking to replace a gas range. *Present setup uses LP gas. *I
know that most new appliances come with a conversion kit.
Question for now is how tricky is that to do?

Everything I've read suggests it is a straightforward process.
Any gotchas one needs to be aware of?

From what I remember (converted to LP, then back again after NG came
into our rural area)...it IS pretty straight-forward. There are
orifice changes for the top burners and a gas regulator mod. I don't
remember doing anything to the oven/broiler burner?

It's pretty straight forward. Change the orifices for the
range top burners, and change the air intake setting for the
oven. Takes an odd size of socket wrench, or nut driver.

Gotcha: Don't rush out and buy a set of orifices, for twenty
bucks, cause the orifices are already under the range top.
DAMHIKT.

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"Jim" wrote in message
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Looking to replace a gas range. Present setup uses LP gas.
I
know that most new appliances come with a conversion kit.
Question for now is how tricky is that to do?

Everything I've read suggests it is a straightforward
process.
Any gotchas one needs to be aware of?

On Jun 16, 4:56*am, Jim wrote:
Looking to replace a gas range. *Present setup uses LP gas. *I
know that most new appliances come with a conversion kit.
Question for now is how tricky is that to do?

Everything I've read suggests it is a straightforward process.
Any gotchas one needs to be aware of?

Call customer service of your range maker and get the skinny. They may
even supply you with directions or a kit.

Joe

Jim wrote the following:
Looking to replace a gas range. Present setup uses LP gas. I know
that most new appliances come with a conversion kit. Question for now
is how tricky is that to do?

Everything I've read suggests it is a straightforward process. Any
gotchas one needs to be aware of?
Take out the main NG orifice and replace it with an LP orifice available
from an appliance repair store, or have the appliance store replace the
orifice when you buy the range. All that is needed is a wrench of the
proper size ( I did it once but forgot the wrench size, maybe 1/2").


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"Jim" wrote in message
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Looking to replace a gas range. Present setup uses LP gas. I know that
most new appliances come with a conversion kit. Question for now is how
tricky is that to do?

Everything I've read suggests it is a straightforward process. Any gotchas
one needs to be aware of?

The biggest and most important I can think of is RTFM! (Read the f'ing
manual)

Conversion from natural gas to lp is common in that industry. But some have
different ways of doing it. Some, you have to replace all the orifices.
Some, you just turn a plate, and you're done. Get the manual, read the
instructions, follow them, and while you're at it, take a bottle of Windex,
and spray on all the connectors just to be safe. I just bought a big Bosch
5 burner cooktop. Changing orifices was a little more involved than the
usual stove, and there was a screw inside the on/off stem that had to be
adjusted, but the instructions were clear, and I was done in less than half
an hour.

Men may not seek directions in a car, but a manly man sure likes the
instruction manuals when it comes to complex machinery.

Steve

On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:56:05 -0400, Jim wrote:

Looking to replace a gas range. Present setup uses LP gas. I
know that most new appliances come with a conversion kit.
Question for now is how tricky is that to do?

Everything I've read suggests it is a straightforward process.
Any gotchas one needs to be aware of?

I just had a dual-fuel oven installed for LP. Each burner orifice just had to
be replaced with the appropriate size for the BTU output of that burner. They
came in a kit and were color-coded by size.