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Posted by on July 23, 2005, 10:30 pm
Can all cook stoves use both propane and natural gas?
When I moved to the country a few years ago, I had to adapt to propane
for gas. I had an older kitchen cooking stove that was set to use
natural gas and all I had to do to convert it to propane was adjust
the orfices to make the openings smaller. Similar to the needle
valves on carburetors.
I need a new (used) stove. Natural gas stoves are easy to find, but
not propane ones. I am asking if all of them can be converted by
simply turning the orfices or do some need replacement parts, and/or
are some not able to be converted at all? I dont want to buy one and
not be able to use it.
Does anyone know for sure? Which brands if some can and other can't?
Thanks
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Posted by deans@wdeans.com on July 23, 2005, 9:00 pm
Greetings,
I cannot give you a list of brands but some stoves CANNOT be converted
according to the manufacturer. Of course ALL stoves can be converted
by replacing all natural gas specific parts with propane specific ones
but why not get one the manufacturer says is convertible? Find the one
you are interested in and call the manufacturer from your mobile before
inking the deal.
Hope this helps,
William
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Posted by on July 24, 2005, 12:27 am
On 23 Jul 2005 21:00:53 -0700, "deans@wdeans.com"
>Greetings,
>
>I cannot give you a list of brands but some stoves CANNOT be converted
>according to the manufacturer. Of course ALL stoves can be converted
>by replacing all natural gas specific parts with propane specific ones
>but why not get one the manufacturer says is convertible? Find the one
>you are interested in and call the manufacturer from your mobile before
>inking the deal.
>
>Hope this helps,
>William
That's what I was looking to find out, and I will do that. If it
needs parts, I wont even bother because I know how hard it is to get
that stuff, not to mention costly.
Thanks
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 24, 2005, 12:04 pm
> That's what I was looking to find out, and I will do that. If it
> needs parts, I wont even bother because I know how hard it is to get
> that stuff, not to mention costly.
>
> Thanks
They ALL will require parts. Minimum of different orifices, perhaps a
regulator. Should not be a big deal. Dealer can do it for you at the time
of sale.
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Posted by ~^Johnny^~ on July 24, 2005, 4:33 pm
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>They ALL will require parts. Minimum of different orifices,
Safe to assume, but not always. I have seen ranges that were 100%
convertible, by adjusting the orifices and flipping the regulator
insert.
And fixed orifices can always be drilled, if going from LPG to NAT
(but not NAT to LPG).
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