Natural Gas

[brewersfan73]

I would like to add a word of caution for anyone wanting to convert LP to NG or vice versa. I'm on a different forum where this is discussed quite a bit, and sometimes it comes down to other variables, such as the type of valve used. Although many cases it is just a matter of drilling out the orifice slightly bigger to go from LP to NG, there are other variables in play. Do you know what your operating NG pressure is at the grill? Do you know the BTU's per burner so you can size it correctly? Is your pipe diameter and length sufficient for the # of total BTU's?

If you know the answers to all of these questions, and you are sure that your manifold, valves, and burners are interchangeable with NG and LP, then you just need the chart that shows the correct orifice hole size based on NG pressure and BTU's. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Bigjohn]

I would like to add a word of caution for anyone wanting to convert LP to NG or vice versa. I'm on a different forum where this is discussed quite a bit, and sometimes it comes down to other variables, such as the type of valve used. Although many cases it is just a matter of drilling out the orifice slightly bigger to go from LP to NG, there are other variables in play. Do you know what your operating NG pressure is at the grill? Do you know the BTU's per burner so you can size it correctly? Is your pipe diameter and length sufficient for the # of total BTU's?

If you know the answers to all of these questions, and you are sure that your manifold, valves, and burners are interchangeable with NG and LP, then you just need the chart that shows the correct orifice hole size based on NG pressure and BTU's. Just my 2 cents.

Yes, of course these are important things to consider. Residential Natural gas is delivered between 3-7 IWC. I'm about to get upgraded to 2PSI because of a pool and lots of GAS cooking / furnaces, etc. So I'll put 1/2psi regulator on it so I'll be running right around 7IWC....