billbill Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 hi ,ive got an old laser gaS kiln in the uk, it runs on natural gas , im wondering about the pros and cons of converting to propane gas,. ive got a rough idea og the parts that will need changing. theres no advice to be had as Laser is now defunct and pottery craft are completely clueless since there gas kiln guy died thanks anyone for views/advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Not much to convert - new orifice sizes ( smaller) proper regulator for the propane. The question is which is more convenient and cost effective for you? If natural gas is available in sufficient quantity, why would you convert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbill Posted February 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Bill Kielb said: Not much to convert - new orifice sizes ( smaller) proper regulator for the propane. The question is which is more convenient and cost effective for you? If natural gas is available in sufficient quantity, why would you convert? as for why would i convert .....hoping to discover if i should, here it has occurred to me that any serious malfunction on a natural gas installation may affect the house gas installation too [like an exploding house ]. but i know that people will say that a qualified gas engineer should do a proper job and i wonder where i'd find a new sized burner to fit, or are they sort of generic? thanx for that Edited February 15, 2023 by billbill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Usually natural gas is cheaper so if you have natural gas stick with it. If you are not able to use natural gas and must use propane its just an small orfice change on each buner and a propane regular at tank-no big deal so the only reason to convert is what gas type do you have thats convenient? Magnolia Mud Research and Rae Reich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbill Posted February 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, billbill said: thanx mark c. i just added this which u may not have seen. any comment appreciated : it has occurred to me that any serious malfunction on a natural gas installation may affect the house gas installation too [like an exploding house ]. but i know that people will say that a qualified gas engineer should do a proper job and i wonder where i'd find a new sized burner to fit, or are they sort of generic? is the orifice changed separate to the burner Edited February 15, 2023 by billbill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 As long as the burners have flame sensors on them it will cut off the gas supply if the flames ever go out. I don't think the flame can travel back down the gas pipe due to their being no oxygen to burn with in the pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbill Posted February 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 yes, thats seems sensible, now all i need to know is can the the orifices be changed separate to the burners.....but it does increasingly look like i may keep it as it is thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Depends on the burner as to what type of orifice it has. Usually they just screw on. Worst case you get a cap and drill it yourself. Depending on the size of the kiln, you may need a fairly large propane tank for it to work properly and not freeze up the tank, so you've got to deal with where to keep the tank, getting it filled, etc. If you have natural gas available use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbill Posted February 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 ahhh, thats interesting, a bit like a carburettor jet then. thanx for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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