Can I convert my propane hot water heater to gas?
Thursday, August 26th, 2010 at
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In many cases yes. In many cases no. Depends on the make, model and type of heater. Some come from the factory set to a specific type of fuel. Some allow you to adjust the jet and regulator for either propane or natural gas. Contact the maker of the unit – they will have all the necessary information.
And, for the record, unless you know *exactly* what you are doing, leave the conversion to a professional. In some jurisdictions and under some codes, you may not do such a conversion anyway. And in some other cases, you will void your insurance by doing it. So check before you start. Both propane and natural gas go *BOOM* if abused. Lots of ‘cases’ in this answer.
No, sorry, but that can’t be done. The main valve/control box on the side is set for propane or natural gas, and there are feeds in there that can’t be changed. The burner could conceivably be converted by replacing the orifice, but without being able to change the control box, the pressure would be all wrong and the flame would be uncontrollable. The pressure regulator that most other large gas appliances have that you can change over with the pin and spring, is replaced on the water heater by the main control box, which can’t be changed, unless you want to replace that too. It’s just sort of expensive, and unless the water heater is in such a horrible situation where it’s at that it would terribly hard to replace it, it would be less costly to just replace the whole unit.
Not sure what your asking because propane is a gas.But if your asking if you can convert a Nat. gas HWH to LP or LP to Nat. then the answer is no.With a gas burning HWH you must buy it as one or the other.It would cost more to convert, even if it were possible.