Rick Blaine wrote:
> Newsreader > wrote:
>
>> When converting most common fueled appliances, such as Cooktops, ovens,
>> & gas fireplaces, switching them to over to LP from natural gas actually
>> lowers the BTU's.
>
> Why would that be? LP gas has approximately twice the BTU content by volume as
> natural gas. Even if if the orifice was reduced by half, the heat content would
> be the same, not less.

For example, re-jet a Viking gas cooktop for LP, and each burner's BTU
rating drops by 500, as per spec sheet he

> http://www.vikingrange.com/MEDIA_Cus...vgsu_specs.pdf

on page 2.

I don't have the spec handy, but my gas fireplace rating is lower with
LP than NG as well.