Propane and Gas Conversion Basics (How to)

Best gas conversion video on YouTube!

At 5:30, when the world ends, he doesn’t skip a beat. True professional ;)

much respect to you i deal with food service equipment and this is an art and science.

Hey frank thanks for the reply. We put a water heater in for my bosses Ex wife and we didn’t realize she had propane. Total nightmare. Thanks again

Wow that was very awesome! I’m glad you took the time to explain how time involved of a procedure this is and what’s involved.

Great info! Right now I’m struggling to find the original NG orifices that came with my 4 year old stove. It looks as if the installers took the parts with them when they converted it to LP and now Natural Gas is available in our neighborhood so I want to switch! GE can only sell me the gas tube assemblies with the orifices in them.

Do you have to listen to those train bells all damn day?? That would drive me instane! Also, great video lol. I've been researching converting my brother in law's somewhat late model Char Broil grill (designed for propane and NOT dual fuel) so that he can use the natural gas stubout on his new house.

Great video! Thanks!!!

hi frank, thanks for responding. i tried to respond to your reply via youtube but was unsuccessful. i needed a pressure reg for my last conversion but the current stove appears to have one that allows a switch to propane . it appears that the current orifices are way too big but the switch in settings may remedy that.

Hello Frank-- I bought a1966 O'keefe & Merritt gas stove and the seller was using propane gas; I have natural gas in my house. I've looked far and wide to buy replacement burner orifices for natural gas but coming up with none; my search leads me to believe that either the stove is too old and the orifices are no longer manufactured or that I'm looking for something that does not really exist. The instruction manual that came with the stove (yes, the previous owner kept the original manual) references instructions on conversion from NG to LP as follows "... a) Non-pressure regulated models, screw oven, broiler, and top valve orifice hoods down until needle closes hole in hood and adjust air shutters... b) pressure regulated models, remove pressure regulator and use same procedure as in "a"." On a prior paragraph, the manual reads "...All ranges are equipped with orifice needles with hole in them for LP gas. All ranges leave the factory adjusted for natural gas. On ranges with a pressure regulator, range is factory pre-adjusted; normally no adjustments are required." I have verified at this point that the stove does not have a regulator at all (the instruction manual notes that some models are pressure regulated with the regulator placed at the end of the manifold (4" W.C. and 3/4" female I.P.S.) while others are without the regulator and the manifold end is 3/4" I.P.S); the gas line connects directly to the manifold WITHOUT a regulator in-between. The previous owner does not know if the stove was originally fit with a regulator; naturally, during the conversion to LP, the regulator would have been removed according to the instructions above. I'm in the process of cleaning the stove (basically taking it apart and cleaning every nook and cranny--I'm eager to see to get the stove into my kitchen and working. As I said before, I have natural gas and I'm at the point where I have easy reach to the manifold and the burner valves; I'm there where the orifices are located but need help in determining what to do about them. My questions are as follows: 1) is a regulator required for natural gas installation? I've seen them on line and they're not too expensive and can allow for "easy" conversion from NG to LP and vise-versa; mind you, I don't every plan in having LP. This is another question that I've researched on the internet and have not derived a clear answer. 2) do I need a different orifice that what the stove came equipped with? Is the adjustment in the conversion simply by tightening or loosening the orifice hood? The orifice hood bears markings of 52 and 68 on the sides...I'm not sure what these numbers mean or why there are two different numbers. I apologize for the lengthy discourse; and I apologize too if the question is "dumb" but I'm learning as I go. Your help is truly appreciated. Robert

Thanks for your help. We are currently talking with you on eBay about changing from propane to natural gas. Our shove is a Kitchen Aid. Vikki and Elmer

Hello Frank..... Hears a question I doubt you have heard before. We have a house in the US out in the country (West Virgina style). All around our farm there are Gas wells & Oil wells. On our farm there are 5 Oil wells. The oil wells also make some Gas. The gas BTU off the Oil wells is approx. 1,900 BTU. Per. terms of the Oil lease we (the property owners) are entitled to free gas to our home. I would like to utilize the free gas but I'm unsure if Natural Gas Hot water heaters, Furnaces, Stoves & Dryers would operate correctly on the high ~1,900 BTU Gas without modifications. I know manufactures make conversion kits from Nat. Gas to L.P. ....... But what about from normal Nat Gas (IE: 1050 BTU) to High 1900 BTU gas ....... but not as high as Propane @ 2500 BTU. You sound like you might have some insight into my Issue. Thanks, RDS

You do good work. Thanks.

Awesome job thank you

Nothing like precision, WOW, interesting background noise !

What size orifice do i need for a Dearborn DRC-25A N? Someone converted this room heater to propane but I want to use natural gas.

You are so precise I would think you would put the orifice in a vise & then have the chuck mounted perpendicular to the orifice & then you can hand drill straight !

Hi Frank, great video! I'm working on a propane oven and I am sometimes getting a flame in the air shutter. Is it possible that a dirty orpheus is causing this? Thankyou in advance for any help.

I purchased a manifold for my weber grill changing from LP to Natural gas. I heard you say in your video that some have different numbers. This one had 102 for LP and 148 for natural. No charts for this that I can find. confused

great instructional video.