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    Off-grid LPG gas cooker

    Well after numerous fails starts, good intentions and just plain crazy ideas, it we are finally designing our off-grid home.

    The major components have been source, the one missing item is the cooker/oven. We would like gas to reduce the drain on our batteries, however most of the ovens we look at have an electric grill and we grill a lot.

    Who out there has LPG ovens/cookers, what make and would you recommend it?

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    Could you not just get an oven/stove without grill(if possible), and get a separate griller?

    I remember back in the day, I used to service a (fish)shop that didn't have gas, and used LPG(massive bottles).
    Their grill(called a salamander too) ran on LPG.

    do a search for LPG salamander(assuming you mean a salamander type grill and not a BBQ type grill/griddle).

    I can imagine they'd all be commercial grade tho, and really they're the only type I know of.
    Think of those mobile food van setups using LPG everything.

    Could be an option for 'ya second hand/recoed or something.
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    Check out your local auction houses. Restaurants and fast food shops go broke monotonously regularly. There are at least two auctions weekly in Brisbane alone featuring catering equipment. Some have had little use.
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    I guess a question the OP may have not thought to also ask ... can a mains gas appliance be converted easily to LPG running?
    Is it just a matter of hooking it up, and it'll run fine .. what's the difference(etc, etc)
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    Quote Originally Posted by AK83 View Post
    I guess a question the OP may have not thought to also ask ... can a mains gas appliance be converted easily to LPG running?
    Is it just a matter of hooking it up, and it'll run fine .. what's the difference(etc, etc)
    Jet size, usually easy to change in commercial kit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AK83 View Post
    I guess a question the OP may have not thought to also ask ... can a mains gas appliance be converted easily to LPG running?
    Is it just a matter of hooking it up, and it'll run fine .. what's the difference(etc, etc)
    Normally the manufacturer will have the jets for conversion and any other it’s required

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    Ah , OK jets.
    I know very little about jets. The little I do know is that I pulled one out of my gas stove top hob(the wok burner) and drilled it 0.5mm larger to get some heat out of it. Before, it piddled out some heat .. after it right blasts the wok with a nice amount of heat.



    So from a legal standpoint, getting a normal gas grill/salamander/toaster/whatever, enlarge the jet to run on LPG .. bobs you're uncle?
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    Quote Originally Posted by AK83 View Post
    Ah , OK jets.
    I know very little about jets. The little I do know is that I pulled one out of my gas stove top hob(the wok burner) and drilled it 0.5mm larger to get some heat out of it. Before, it piddled out some heat .. after it right blasts the wok with a nice amount of heat.



    So from a legal standpoint, getting a normal gas grill/salamander/toaster/whatever, enlarge the jet to run on LPG .. bobs you're uncle?
    LOG would normally need smaller jets than the natural gas jets

    Should than use a manometer to check pressure from LPG regular

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    righto! smaller for LPG(I did say I know nothing of this stuff) .. good to know now
    Arthur.

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