Why can bbq grills use either propane (LP) or natural gas (NG) without a conversion kit?
I bought a Weber Grill that is set up for natural gas and I need it to work using propane. I wanted to just take off the natural gas hose and attach a propane hose and regulator, but weber said I couldn’t do that. Because Propane has a higher BTU (british thermal unit) content. So the orifice that “meters” the propane to the burners needs to be smaller than the natural gas. Also, we need more pressure to push the propane throught the smaller orfice, so a different pressure regulater is needed. If you put propane to a natural gas appliance or bbq, you would have one heck of a huge fire, and it would be extremely dangerouse. As for the answer two down from mine, that is incorrect. Natrual gas is lighter than air, propane is heavier. Natural gas will “float” all over, where as propane will sink to the lowest area it can get to. US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian Auctions Belgian Auctions Canadian Auctions French Auctions German Auctions Indian Auctions Irish Auctions Italian Auction
I bought a Weber Grill that is set up for natural gas and I need it to work using propane. I wanted to just take off the natural gas hose and attach a propane hose and regulator, but weber said I couldn’t do that. Because Propane has a higher BTU (british thermal unit) content. So the orifice that “meters” the propane to the burners needs to be smaller than the natural gas. Also, we need more pressure to push the propane throught the smaller orfice, so a different pressure regulater is needed. If you put propane to a natural gas appliance or bbq, you would have one heck of a huge fire, and it would be extremely dangerouse. As for the answer two down from mine, that is incorrect. Natrual gas is lighter than air, propane is heavier. Natural gas will “float” all over, where as propane will sink to the lowest area it can get to. US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian Auctions Belgian Auctions Canadian Auctions French Auctions German Auctions Indian Auctions Irish Auctions Italian Auction
