Hello everyone. A few years ago we purchased a clearanced Genesis 310 (this was the series before the current one, 2012-2016?). We got it home and were excited to grill but realized it was a natural gas unit instead of propane. I looked around to see what could be done and found a conversion guide. Ordered the new hose and orifice but shelved the conversion until just recently.
Replaced the orifice and put everything together. Did a test run but found the grill was burning too hot. It would get to the 400 or so range on the lowest setting with all three burners going, and over 600+ on the highest. Looked around some more and found a thread on this forum talking about the manifold itself possibly being manufactured a bit different for LP and NG and a conversion like mine might result in it running hotter. So I ordered a new LP manifold and replaced but am still getting largely the same results of it running hot.
I made sure both times to adjust the shutters on the burner each time to get a blue flame with occasional orange tips (at the moment the shutters are almost all the way in a close position. Opening them more results in the higher and non-blue flames).
Any suggestions on what I may have done wrong? I can't imagine needing to replace much more than what I have. The only thing I can really think that might be wrong is the LP regulator I purchased might be bad (I currently have the tank just barely open and am getting these results. And if I open half way or more, it burns hotter), or possibly the burner tubes? Though I don't think the tubes vary from LP to NG?
I'd love get this grill up and running and not miss another season.
Thank you for your help!
Replaced the orifice and put everything together. Did a test run but found the grill was burning too hot. It would get to the 400 or so range on the lowest setting with all three burners going, and over 600+ on the highest. Looked around some more and found a thread on this forum talking about the manifold itself possibly being manufactured a bit different for LP and NG and a conversion like mine might result in it running hotter. So I ordered a new LP manifold and replaced but am still getting largely the same results of it running hot.
I made sure both times to adjust the shutters on the burner each time to get a blue flame with occasional orange tips (at the moment the shutters are almost all the way in a close position. Opening them more results in the higher and non-blue flames).
Any suggestions on what I may have done wrong? I can't imagine needing to replace much more than what I have. The only thing I can really think that might be wrong is the LP regulator I purchased might be bad (I currently have the tank just barely open and am getting these results. And if I open half way or more, it burns hotter), or possibly the burner tubes? Though I don't think the tubes vary from LP to NG?
I'd love get this grill up and running and not miss another season.
Thank you for your help!