Ideas for natural gas conversion

[davehenry]

So here I am sitting on the deck looking at my propane burner stored right next to my natural gas barbecue, literally two feet from the natural gas outlet. Why haven't I switched to NG yet?

Looking at this burner, would it make more sense to buy a NG burner and swap it into this frame? Or should I just run NG through the existing burner? It's a bayou classic but I'm not sure what model.




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[Grossy]

You cannot really "convert" to natural gas. It will be alot easier and cheaper in the long run, to go out and buy a natural gas burner, valve, fittings and a natural gas flexible hose with disconnect from Home Depot.

I used this 10 jet burner, for 10 gallon batches and it works fine, you will have to play with the distance to kettle to get the perfect efficiency of heat, mine was about 8".
(DO NOT buy this type of burner with more than 10 jets, it wont work for you).

 

[davehenry]

Thanks. Will a burner like that fit onto my existing frame?


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[greyghost]

It sure will. I have that burner in the same frame. Just need a short peace of flatbar a bolt to clamp the burner using the hole where you took the old burner out.

 

[davehenry]

Sweet! So I guess the burner has mounting holes on the bottom? I've already been to Home Depot and they said to bring the burner in when I get it and they'll piece the whole thing together and all I have to do is install it.


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[greyghost]

No holes in burner. Put the burner underneath the mounting bar then the flatbar under the burner. Then a bolt up through the flatbar and the existing bar clamping the burner between the two. A piece of 1/2" black iron pipe long enough to get outside your frame then your valve. I use a ball valve and it works fine

 

[davehenry]

Got it. Thanks!


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