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Les84

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190 months

Monday 4th April 2011
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Hi All,

Bit of advice, I have a old BBQ at home that runs on butane and looking to upgrade on the weekend. Now if I buy a new BBQ that has a Propane connecter and I swap over the regulaters over so the new one has the Butane connecter on it will the new BBQ run ok?

It will be running on a 15kg Butane bottle if that makes any diffrence.

Thanks

Les

  • EDIT** wHAT CHARCOLE BBQ WOULD PEOPLE RECOMMEND
Edited by Les84 on Monday 4th April 14:28

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

279 months

Monday 4th April 2011
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Ask Emsman...

Zaxxon

4,057 posts

184 months

Monday 4th April 2011
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Les84 said:
Hi All,

Bit of advice, I have a old BBQ at home that runs on butane and looking to upgrade on the weekend. Now if I buy a new BBQ that has a Propane connecter and I swap over the regulaters over so the new one has the Butane connecter on it will the new BBQ run ok?

It will be running on a 15kg Butane bottle if that makes any diffrence.

Thanks

Les

  • EDIT** wHAT CHARCOLE BBQ WOULD PEOPLE RECOMMEND
Edited by Les84 on Monday 4th April 14:28
Yes it should tun ok, did this to my Outback grill 2 years ago and it still works.


For a Charcoal grill there can be only one. The Webber One Touch. There are other threads on here where others like myself think the Webber is the best BBQ available.

Les84

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Monday 4th April 2011
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Is yours a 2 or 3 burner, or wouldn't this make any different?

Thanks

Zaxxon

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184 months

Monday 4th April 2011
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2 Burner, I doubt there would be any difference depending on the gas type.

Les84

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Monday 4th April 2011
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Ok thanks, I will give it a go.

Les

netherfield

3,081 posts

208 months

Monday 4th April 2011
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Jets for Propane or Butane are the same,It's the regulator pressures that are different,so no problem.

Les84

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Monday 4th April 2011
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So if I swap the old one for the new one it will be ok...

Les

dirkgently

2,160 posts

255 months

Monday 4th April 2011
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Les84 said:
So if I swap the old one for the new one it will be ok...

Les
Butane has a higher calorific value than Propane so it is run at a lower pressure.

Dogwatch

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246 months

Monday 4th April 2011
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netherfield said:
Jets for Propane or Butane are the same,It's the regulator pressures that are different,so no problem.
I think the two gases require different quantities of air to burn at max heat though. I have a cheapo BBQ which was set up for Propane and, like the OP, I swapped the regulator (and threw away the nasty Chinese gas tubing)so it would take my existing butane tank.
The BBQ runs fine but the flames do have a tinge of yellow - like a school bunsen which isn't quite on full heat. Being a cheapo unit I can't alter it enough to compensate.
Cooks OK! lick

Les84

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Monday 4th April 2011
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Dogwatch said:
I think the two gases require different quantities of air to burn at max heat though. I have a cheapo BBQ which was set up for Propane and, like the OP, I swapped the regulator (and threw away the nasty Chinese gas tubing)so it would take my existing butane tank.
The BBQ runs fine but the flames do have a tinge of yellow - like a school bunsen which isn't quite on full heat. Being a cheapo unit I can't alter it enough to compensate.
Cooks OK! lick
Altering the mix to compensate do you think i could do it on this one for EG, as this is the one i might be looking at.

http://www.flamingbarbecues.co.uk/3-Burner/Outback...

thanks

Les

dirkgently

2,160 posts

255 months

Monday 4th April 2011
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Les84 said:
Altering the mix to compensate do you think i could do it on this one for EG, as this is the one i might be looking at.

http://www.flamingbarbecues.co.uk/3-Burner/Outback...

thanks

Les
It will be fine on butane, but if you are bothered about it why not swap bottels?

Les84

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Its because I have a Full bottle from last summer and don't want to waste it.

Being abit tight more then anything.

I was in Homebase looking at one and a chap came upto me and aske dif i wanted some help and I said im looking at one of these but going to run it on a butane bottle until it has ran out and his reply was " oh I wouldnt do that because of other components and wouldnt recommend it"

Les

Zaxxon

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184 months

Monday 4th April 2011
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Les84 said:
Its because I have a Full bottle from last summer and don't want to waste it.

Being abit tight more then anything.

I was in Homebase looking at one and a chap came upto me and aske dif i wanted some help and I said im looking at one of these but going to run it on a butane bottle until it has ran out and his reply was " oh I wouldnt do that because of other components and wouldnt recommend it"

Les
Well of course not. He wants to sell you a new bbq