Natural Gas grill hookup - any reason this is not a DIY task?

[Brian]

Since January 1 you can get it at retail locations.

LOL

[james_bond_007]

May want a quick disconnect after the shutoff valve so you can easily unplug the grill if you need to (kind of like the QD on an air compressor).

Every conversion I have done has required new jets (with larger holes), in order to get the flame temp/color "correctly blue" and avoid the yellow/orange black-carbon emitting flames.
I tried to circumvent this once by using the propane jets, and tried drilling the jets another time, but in the end, it was easiest to just buy some proper jets.

This was partly due to the fact that I no longer had a regulator on the natural gas system like I did on the propane system. The new jets act as a sort of "regulator" and allow more NG to the system.
To get the same amount of BTUs from a NG system as your propane system delivered, you will need to supply about 2x more NG than propane. Thus the reason they are a bit bigger.

I can't say that you MUST do this (The KAZOO might know better and perhaps can explain why)...I can only say "I" had to do this...every time, to get the flame the way I wanted it and get rid of the yellow flame/black carbon deposits.

Either way, you will need to adjust the air shutter (area where fuel and air are mixed). Part of my problem with having to replace the jets is that I did not have "enough" adjustment on my devices for the proper air/fuel mix when using the smaller propane jets.

You should not need anyone to "install" it for you, and as long as it doesn't leak, or you don't forget to shut it off with the shutoff valve when done, you should be safe.

Note: The reason the shutoff valve is being recommended is that the grill valves should not be trusted. One can "get away" with using them on a propane tank because there is a limited supply of gas. In other words, if they leak, the propane tank will eventually run empty, and the leak will stop. With the NG system, you have essentially an Unlimited supply of gas. If the valves leak, they will never stop leaking unless you forget to pay your gas bill.

Best of luck.

[rockhound]

He difference in why you had to change jets is you were converting, I believe the op said he bought a nagural gas grill, should be plug and play

[MarkCO]

Sure you can DIY.

Yes on the yellow PTFE pipe tape.

Yes on a wrench on BOTH sides of the connection when you loosen the cap and when you tighten the joints.

Yes on a shut-off valve at end of hard pipe.

Yes, shut that valve off every time.

Yes on a method to secure the grill so you don't stress the flex connector.

Yes on a method to keep kids and dogs and such away from the flex connector.

If you have a decent gas supply that was sized properly, you should be plug and play with the factory installed NG orifice (provided they sized it right).

[Irving]

If I wasn't planning my house to be a rental, I'd be all over a natural gas grill. Go for it.