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Posted by Nate Nagel on May 4, 2008, 3:42 pm
I figured that there would be a conversion kit involved, I guess my real
question was more along the lines of which code governs residential gas
delivery piping and what does it say about having an outdoor connection
for portable appliances?
nate
Doug Brown wrote:
> Well the best answers likely are;
>
> 1) Call Weber and see what they say, or go to their web site.
> and
> 2) Call your local gas company to see what their rules are.
>
> But if I understand correctly you cannot use natural gas in a propane grill.
> You would need a conversion kit of some kind.
>
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm sure that I just got poked in the no-no spot. SWMBO brought home some
>>trout today and informed me that we would be grilling it later, would I
>>please pick up a new propane tank? After visiting two Orange-Colored
>>Stores and filling myself with the usual loathing and hatred of my fellow
>>man (not even determining if they did, in fact, sell propane, as I wasn't
>>able to accomplish my initial goal of finding some new watering cans, and
>>wasn't able to find a sales associate to assist me - even after waiting at
>>the service desk of the second store for a good ten minutes) I finally
>>gave up and drove into Arlington to a small hardware store that I knew
>>sold propane. I wanted to purchase a new tank, as I had only one and it
>>was almost empty, I figured if I had two tanks then I wouldn't ever have
>>to worry about running out and would also be able to get full use out of
>>them and not have to return a tank with useful gas left in it for fear of
>>running out mid-grill.
>>
>>Well, first I was informed that the "quick disconnect" connector on my old
>>tank was obsolete, so I could either get on a waiting list that they would
>>call when they finally got some tanks in with quick disconnects, or else
>>buy a new regulator/hose assembly for $20-something. So I bought the
>>hose, because I figured if there was a waiting list now and the connector
>>was obsolete, the situation was only going to get worse in the future. I
>>didn't even ask how much the new tank was... it was *SEVENTY-FIVE
>>DOLLARS!* Well, being the sort of guy that appreciates a good grilled
>>trout, and not knowing anywhere else likely to be open on a Sunday that
>>sold propane, I bought it, but I still feel vaguely violated.
>>
>>So the question is kind of a two-parter. First, is it possible to convert
>>an old Weber propane grill to safely operate on natural gas as delivered
>>to one's house? If so, is it legal to pipe the gas outside the house,
>>e.g. to a connection on an outside wall on the deck, so that I could hook
>>up my grill to it?
>>
>>thanks,
>>
>>nate
>>
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