Convert heater from natural to propane
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How to convert Dearborn Heater from Natural gas to propane? Model DRC30FTM-3N.
I need to change the orifice for propane. Where do I buy the orifice?
Where is the orifice located? How do I remove and replace it?
Please no comments about the dangers of gas space heaters. They are perfectly safe if you don’t leave them on after you go to bed or leave the house.
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propane dealer
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Are all orifices the same as regards to their o.d, threads, etc?
From http://www.dearbornheater.com/ :
For tech support email [email protected]
Please give us the model number as well as the gas you are using (LP or NATURAL) in your heater. If you are having problems with your heater or you need tech support, please give us as much information as you can and we will try to help you. Please include any contact information necessary to get in touch with you!!!
HiYou wrote:>From http://www.dearbornheater.com/ :>For tech support email [email protected]>Please give us the model number as well as the gas you are using (LP >or NATURAL) in your heater. If you are having problems with your >heater or you need tech support, please give us as much information >as you can and we will try to help you. Please include any contact >information necessary to get in touch with you!!!I already did. I am still waiting for a reply from [email protected] :Need orifice to convert my Dearborn heater to Propane.Model DRC30FM-3NSerial # 28510227342Is there a parts or maintenance manual I can download for this Model?Are the radiants supposed to glow red when the heater is operating correctly? I am assuming so.Need advice about changing the orifice. Where is the orifice located on this model?Maybe you could send the info to this forum, as it seems faster than tech support at Dearborn.Does this model use a orifice or a needle screw like some models?[email protected]
BTW, do you really have a Borgward? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borgward
Not any more.My father bought a 1959 borgward Isabella Station Wagon. He then put A TS High compression head on it. We were cruising to a SCCA race up thru East Texas at about 95 mph. Some guys were on our tail in a Corvette for many miles as they could not get past us due to heavy oncoming traffic. We finally pulled into a gas station. They pulled in behind us and asked "Does that thing have a 2 cycle engine?"The Borgward suffered too many trips to the beach and rusted out.I always lusted for the TS coupe. I was not a thief, but was tempted to rip off a coupe being used for Pizza delivery when I visited relatives in Columbus Ohio.
About 35 years ago I worked with a guy who regaled us with his stories of the Borgward he used to own (among a number of other odd vehicles). He has the one with the air suspension, and it had pretty much gone flat before the car was totaled in an accident.
So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin
convert Dearborn Heater from natural gas to propane
Iwant to convert a Dearborn Heater from natural gas to propane, The model number is DRC-20A- N
Thanks, Harold
You are welcome.
Did you have a question?
Contact the manufacturer and find out what parts you need to change.