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any ideas on how to do this so I can just work this off my house NG supply?
I am an HVAC tech and I have converted my turkey fryers to natural gas and it works GREAT!! You have to get a a few fittings from LOWES or Home Depot to set up the gas line. You have to remove all regulators or timers and then drill out the propane orifice. It runs at a lower PSI so you need more volume thus the drilling out. I can give you set by step instructions if you want me to.
I am an HVAC tech and I have converted my turkey fryers to natural gas and it works GREAT!! You have to get a a few fittings from LOWES or Home Depot to set up the gas line. You have to remove all regulators or timers and then drill out the propane orifice. It runs at a lower PSI so you need more volume thus the drilling out. I can give you set by step instructions if you want me to.
Ok, First you have shut off your main gas at the meter. Then you have to install a shut off and quick disconnect to you home's gas supply. Get a BBQ natural gas hose (to work with the quick dissconnect) in the BBQ section of you local home improvment store. (Lowes has a kit that has the hose and disconnects) Take the regulator off of your current burner and connect the remaining black hose to your new natural gas hose. (You will need to buy a brass fitting to transition between the two) Remove the brass oriface from your burner and you will see a small hole drilled in the end. You will need to expand that hole for use with natural gas. Start with a 1/16th drill bit and test it out. That works great at my elevation 4500 feet but you may need a little larger at lower elevations to match the oxygen levels. You want a nice blue flame so if the flame is small and orange, you can go up one more size. I removed all timers and regulators and adjust my imput with the gas shut off. It works great.
Ok, First you have shut off your main gas at the meter. Then you have to install a shut off and quick disconnect to you home's gas supply. Get a BBQ natural gas hose (to work with the quick dissconnect) in the BBQ section of you local home improvment store. (Lowes has a kit that has the hose and disconnects) Take the regulator off of your current burner and connect the remaining black hose to your new natural gas hose. (You will need to buy a brass fitting to transition between the two) Remove the brass oriface from your burner and you will see a small hole drilled in the end. You will need to expand that hole for use with natural gas. Start with a 1/16th drill bit and test it out. That works great at my elevation 4500 feet but you may need a little larger at lower elevations to match the oxygen levels. You want a nice blue flame so if the flame is small and orange, you can go up one more size. I removed all timers and regulators and adjust my imput with the gas shut off. It works great.
ok, first you have shut off your main gas at the meter. Then you have to install a shut off and quick disconnect to you home's gas supply. Get a bbq natural gas hose (to work with the quick dissconnect) in the bbq section of you local home improvment store. (lowes has a kit that has the hose and disconnects) take the regulator off of your current burner and connect the remaining black hose to your new natural gas hose. (you will need to buy a brass fitting to transition between the two) remove the brass oriface from your burner and you will see a small hole drilled in the end. You will need to expand that hole for use with natural gas. Start with a 1/16th drill bit and test it out. That works great at my elevation 4500 feet but you may need a little larger at lower elevations to match the oxygen levels. You want a nice blue flame so if the flame is small and orange, you can go up one more size. I removed all timers and regulators and adjust my imput with the gas shut off. It works great.
Be sure to use teflon tape approved for gas piping and seal every joint. .
Any one running NG through the top burner in post #19?
The LHBS said Blichmann has a propane to NG conversion port that might just screw into the back of an existing burner. Anyone done that?
Thanks,
BW
Looks good in the photos and really easy to convert over.
My stand has 4 of those burners from agrisupply and at times all 4 can be on. Does any one know if that is still going to be possible with NG's low psi?
Looks like a BBQ quick disconnect and larger orifice size would do the trick.
BW
I believe the hoses will tell you what their BTU rating is. I'm not an expert but I believe the total BTU's of your burners can't exceed the total BTU's of the hose without a loss of performance. So you might be pushing it by trying to run all four at the same time (assuming they're all open full blast). Hopefully there's a plumber on here that can provide better info.
Do you remember what size bit you used to drill out the orifices? Or was it more trial and error?
I am an HVAC tech and I have converted my turkey fryers to natural gas and it works GREAT!! You have to get a a few fittings from LOWES or Home Depot to set up the gas line. You have to remove all regulators or timers and then drill out the propane orifice. It runs at a lower PSI so you need more volume thus the drilling out. I can give you set by step instructions if you want me to.
Hi. I see this is a very old post, but if this email reaches you, directions would be AWESOME!\I am an HVAC tech and I have converted my turkey fryers to natural gas and it works GREAT!! You have to get a a few fittings from LOWES or Home Depot to set up the gas line. You have to remove all regulators or timers and then drill out the propane orifice. It runs at a lower PSI so you need more volume thus the drilling out. I can give you set by step instructions if you want me to.
Hi. I see this is a very old post, but if this email reaches you, directions would be AWESOME!\
Thanks, Joe
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I would like the step by step instructions if your offer is still available.I am an HVAC tech and I have converted my turkey fryers to natural gas and it works GREAT!! You have to get a a few fittings from LOWES or Home Depot to set up the gas line. You have to remove all regulators or timers and then drill out the propane orifice. It runs at a lower PSI so you need more volume thus the drilling out. I can give you set by step instructions if you want me to.
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