[TheForge] Gas heater question

[Andrew Vida]

I have yet to remove the cover.  They should be removable from what I 
have been told.



On 11/21/13, 5:05 AM, Larry Brown wrote:
>
> Is the gas jet removable?  I remember when I was down there, the one 
> we had a brass cap with the hole in it, if so you might be able to 
> make a few replacements. Check to gas lines feeding you, where I was 
> the gas pipes were on top of the ground and could freeze up and stop 
> sometimes, usually at night. We would shut off the gas when sleeping 
> as the heater had no safety. One good thing about not having plumbing...
>
> Larry Brown
>
>
> At 08:37 AM 11/20/2013 -0500, you wrote:
>> Because we have gas wells and all the free gas we can burn, I am 
>> installing gas heaters in various locations in the house.  The 10' 
>> deep pit I dug under the house (was a 2' crawl prior) has two large 
>> openings to the outside air and the bedroom was cold last night.  I 
>> will install a heater temporarily and plug the holes as best I can 
>> for now, but I doubt that will suffice when it is 10* out. My 
>> question is this: I have one more gas heater on hand - a wall unit I 
>> picked up at auction on the ultra-cheap - but it is jetted for 
>> propane.  Can I re-jet for natural?  If so, can I just drill out the 
>> existing jets or does it behoove me to buy factory   made? Since this 
>> isn't a gas forge and I am not in the mood to burn down a second 
>> house, I want to be more certain of what I am doing. Any help is 
>> greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
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