BBQ Conversion

[BrisBen]

Hey there people

Has had any experience in converting a BBQ from Bottled to Town Gas?

I have a run of the mill covered 3 burner

I will get a gasfitter to do the pipe work etc, but does anyone know of any special requirements for the BBQ itself for example the regulator and burners

I just thought at 37 bucks a bottle I might as well go connect to the gas that supplies my inside oven

Cheers

[bennylaird]

Make sure you get it rejetted as they work on different pressure. A gas fitter is the way to go.

[Felder]

BBQ's Galore used to (and probably still does) sell conversion kits. From memory it was about $70 for a four-burner barbie. I think the kits included the rejetted burners and a different hose.

I will be doing the same conversion in a few weeks time - sick of running out of LPG half way through cooking the snags......

[bennylaird]

Your both luck to have town gas, I get to pay $$$$Squillions to top up the LPG tank every few months.

20km from the centre of Melb and no gas and no sewerage....

[Felder]

Your both luck to have town gas, I get to pay $$$$Squillions to top up the LPG tank every few months.

20km from the centre of Melb and no gas and no sewerage....

:eek::eek::eek:

Maybe it is time to move to a more civilised State, Benny.....I think even the Romans had Natural Gas. They at least had aqueducts. But I digress (again).

[bennylaird]

You lot from the Popular Front of Judea are all the same....................

[Felder]

You lot from the Popular Front of Judea are all the same....................

No Benny, you have me confused.

I am from the Judean's Popular Front, not the Popular Front of Judea.....................

Sorry Bris Ben. Hijack over. Hope we made some sense in the mean time...

[Bodgy]

Its very easy, I've done several. You just buy different jets, a few $ is all and get a new hose with the bayonet fitting. Don't think you need a new regulator but check at the BBQ shop. The jets just unscrew. Maybe take one of your existing ones in with you, there may be more than one thread size.

Town gas is so much more convenient but beware two issues:

Heat is a bit less as the Town Gas pressure is lower

Wasps seem to enjoy the smell of TG, they will get into your fittings, so these need to be cleaned regularly.

[Ashore]

Converted the daughters when they moved to their latest home , had the baynet fitting for the bbq on the back verandar , check the brand of the BBQ some have jets with diffrent thread , BBQ galore sold a kit as said previously as did the gas company shop both about $75-$80
Take a jet in to check the thread and you mey need to adjust the air flow but all was well explained in the instructions in the kit .
If you don't have the baynet then you will need a gas fitter to fit one,

Rgds

[ozwinner]

20km from the centre of Melb and no gas and no sewerage....

Your taking the crap arent you??
You live in Werribee and you have no sewerage.
The town is afloat with it.

Al

[Pulpo]

Very easy.

Go to a barbeque shop and all fittings would be available, if not they should point you in the right direction.

The jets only need to have the nipple at the end changed.

Natural gas has larger nipple holes, you could even drill them out on a drill press, check with your retailer what size the holes should be.

I had a different hose and regulator.

The only tricky part is connecting to the natural gas supply, and just to keep everyone happy you should go with a gas fitter.

Good Luck

Pulpo

[bennylaird]

Your taking the crap arent you??
You live in Werribee and you have no sewerage.
The town is afloat with it.

Al

Great thing about that myth is it used to keep people away, but now it's been found and the housing boom is everywhere around. We are in Werribee South where the council has no interest if doing anything for the residents. They would much rather subdivide it up. I'm not far from the Mansion and the sewerage works are the other side of the river but it's all high tech down there with the methane powering the place and sending power back to the grid. As for smell, never have any problems, what we get is the dynamic lifter from the market gardens but thats just for a few hours after spreading.

I can get into the city in 20 mins without a traffic light, try that from the eastern suburbs, lol.

What gets me is the fact that the gas mains are only 100 metres away and the sewerage the same but cos we are not a huge vote winner for the council nothing will happen. When the Marina goes in though watch the scramble to run the services, money for them then so it will be no problem.

Hop down, kick away the soapbox.

[zenwood]

I think even the Romans had Natural Gas.

As in many developments in the evolution of technology, the Chinese were first on the scene, extracting subterranean gas and feeding it through bamboo tubes to provide heat and light, all in the 4th century BC.

[Markw]

:eek::eek::eek:

Maybe it is time to move to a more civilised State, Benny.....I think even the Romans had Natural Gas. They at least had aqueducts. But I digress (again).

Hey Felder
I'm just up the road from you and I don't have gas in the street and the bloody gas company couldn't care less. At least we do have sewerage - what a shame, I could have thrown sh%t at the gas company. Where's that chimp when you need one.

[D-I-Yer]

our plumber told me that you need 2 things, jets with bigger holes ( you can drill them out yourself 1/8mm drill bit ) and a new regulator on your hose ( the squre one ) , round is for bottles