changing out a gas stove to propane is the new connection bigger or smaller?

Answer 1

Yet another question lacking enough detail to get an answer that doesn’t require the answerer to assume a great deal about what the asker is really doing.

Yahoo provides you with enough room to detail your question down to a degree that would provide persons attempting to answer the question better insight as to what exactly you are asking. If you took the time to detail your question and give specific information on the connection you are referencing, you would most likely receive clear concise answers to your question.

A better question might be as follows,

“Is it possible for someone to ask a vague nondescript question, thereby receiving bad information enabling them to then blow themselves up while fiddling around with their own propane installation?”

Without providing much detail beyond this, this question can be answered with a resounding YES!

I’m sorry to be so harsh, but I have been a Safety Instructor in the propane industry for years, and seen first hand the devastation that has been caused by people assuming they know what they are doing. Or, by taking advice from someone else that claims to know what they are doing.

You will find that the more detail you provide in your question the better the information you will receive in your answers. Persons attempting to answer your question then will not be forced to make assumptions.

Look at the three answers before mine just to prove my point. The first answerer must assume that you are talking about the connection coming into the house, but they are forced to question this assumption themselves.

The second answerer is assuming that you are talking about the gas connection on the stove itself.

The third person assumes that you’re not talking about the gas connection itself, rather the conversion of the unit, this person assumes that you have a cook stove of a certain design in there description of the conversion process, when in reality the burner orifices could be of a different configuration than described by this person depending on the style of the stove.

Again, just add more detail and you will get better results to your question.

UPDATE
Well, yet another answer, this person writes that you must change an orifice at each burner “They Think!” Strange, that contradicts the instructions in answer number 3, where you only need to change the “regulating jets” that are “located by the flame control knob” It’s funny that no one has addressed converting your oven at all. I guess they are ASSUMING that you won’t be using that part of your cook stove.

Answer 2

The connections on any normal gas cooking stove are the same.
The stove should have a 1/2" female connection. It will need a 1/2" male fitting to fit in the stove. Remember to convert the stove if you are changing types of gas.

Answer 3

there is a new orifice that must be installed, it is smaller! natural gas has air mixed in, l/p is all gas - ie smaller orifice. I'm pretty sure the go on each burner because the kit has several in it. Pipe connections to the wall stay the same. Call your your l/p dealer they will convert for free, if you're buying their gas!

Answer 4

confident you will desire to alter the jets to make a range run on propane that's a variety of gas, in spite of the indisputable fact which you will desire to determine contained in the fee of working the tubing from the propane to the range area which could be costly.

Answer 5

The regulating jets need changing,There RED propane,BLUE or BRASS plain nat.gas theres one on each burner by the flame control knob 1/4or5/16 wrench size look close.

Answer 6

stupid question- will you have propane coming in? Connections are the same the difference is inside at the orifice