Most LP appliances work on 10 to 11 in w.c. of manifold pressure. NG work at 3.5 to 5 in w.c.. 1 psi is 27.68 in w.c. to put things in perspective.
The LP orifice is indeed smaller.
LP gas has a BTU rating of 2500 BTU per cubic feet where NG is 1000 BTU per cubic feet. This is the test standard ratings for these 2 gases. Actually very slightly.
Some appliances are equipped with a flip flop gas valve as others have mentioned. A single screw in the center can be removed, flippd around and changing the gas pressure from one type to the other. This would only take care of the gas pressure, not the orifice.
I am a combustion engineer for a gas heater manufacture. We test run all heaters on LP gas. We only have to run the heaters for 20 seconds. If we kept a NG running on LP for any longer than this it will melt the blower wheel.
A 40,000 BTU burner set up for NG will burn at 60,000 BTU if connected to LP.
A 225,000 BTU burner set up for NG will burn at 331,000 BTU if connected to LP.
Please find someone who can work on gas appliances to check this one out for you.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Upgrading an Oliver Super 55 Electrical System - by Dennis Hawkins. My old Oliver Super 55 has been just sitting and rusting for several years now. I really hate to see a good tractor being treated that way, but not being able to start it without a 30 minute point filing ritual every time contributed to its demise. If it would just start when I turn the key, then I would use it more often. In addition to a bad case of old age, most of the tractor's original electrical system was simply too unreliable to keep. The main focus of this page is to show how I upgr
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1965 International Harvester McCormick Farmall cub tractor 2,500. Two owner tractor. My grandfather bought new in 1966, then we inherited it. Have all the paperwork original manual and all maintenance records. It starts and moves. Comes with underbelly mower, plough, and some other attachments.
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.