On Jul 19, 10:09*pm, Eric > wrote:
> On Jul 19, 7:21*pm, Eric > wrote:
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> > Hi Guys,
> > I am a couple weeks away from having a company build an outdoor
> > island, and install my new grill (its a turbo elite drop-in). The plan
> > is for a cantilevered island, with two vented access doors centered
> > under the grillhead with room for the LP tank and a spare. The back of
> > the island would then have two 6X4" vents (one top, one bottom). The
> > area under the grillhead would have a heatshield.
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> > I just got the grill today, and I'm flipping thru the manual, and it
> > is very specific about having having only ONE LP tank isolated in a
> > seperate enclosure, cross-ventilated, with a vented access door. It
> > also states that the barbeque enclosure should have upper and lower
> > vents (20 sq in minimum each) on both sides of the island.
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> > I realize its generally a good idea to keep the LP tank as far away
> > from the heat/ignition source as possible, but is this a requirement?
> > Where can I find the code that regulates this? (is there one?)
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> > Thanks,
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> I can understand venting the LP tank enclosure, but I am still trying
> to figure out why the manual wants the sides of the built in open (see
> links for scans of what I am talking about). *I am guessing they are
> thinking that if you turned the burners on without actually being lit,
> the propane (being heavier than air) would flow out the louvers in the
> grill, down into the island, and then out the vents. *To me this seems
> like even more of a risk. What if the vents in the island were clogged
> or something. Now you are filling the entire island with propane.
> Wouldnt it be better to leave the walls around the grill solid? *Worst
> case is the propane fills up the grill-head (which is also vented).
> This seems less dangerous than filling up the entire island...
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> http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/e...man74/BBQ1.jpg
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> http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/e...man74/BBQ2.jpg
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Almost forgot: This is how the island would be setup:
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/e...man74/Plan.jpg