How Do You Convert A Propane Radiant Heater To Natural Gas?
Changing your propane radiant heater to natural gas may potentially save you money. Even though you may burn more natural gas than propane, the cost per BTU is typically lower (as of May 2009). If you do decide that you want to convert your propane radiant heater to natural gas, you should use a manufacturer-approved conversion kit, since it is not legal to do so without one. Unhook the connections and hoses that feed propane to the heater. Open the access panel on the heater and remove the orifices from the burner unit. These components look like “rings,” and they are responsible for feeding gas to the system. Since natural gas uses different-sized orifices, you need to take the ones made for propane out of the heater. If you have adjustable orifices supplied in the conversion kit, adjust them to the specs provided according to the make and model of your heater. Otherwise, simply slide the new orifices in where the old ones used to be. Locate the gas regulator on the heater and remove
