Need propane orifice size for Genesis 2000


 
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Ken Ba

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i have an old Genesis 2000 that i converted to natural gas years ago. i finally upgraded to a new Genesis II, and i want to give the old grill away. i would like to remove the natural gas orifice and install a propane orifice.

the label with the exact model number is long-gone and the weber website won't play ball with me without the full model number.

the grill has 3 burners plus a side burner.

does anyone know the propane orifice size?

thanks

Ken
 
You cannot and should not "convert" those grills with ONLY an orifice change. The valves themselves ARE different between the 2. Now if you did the foolish thing and believed the shysters online saying it's all you needed, then you likely still have LP valves. And if you have not buggered up the valves then you need numerical size 60 or .04"
You can actually end up with an unsafe grill when trying to run NG through LP valves. In any case that is the proper opening size ASSUMING you have LP valves.
 
>>You can actually end up with an unsafe grill when trying to run NG through LP valves<<

thanks for that info. given that, despite having used this grill for many years after the "conversion", i will send it to the dump rather than take the risk that it might malfunction in the future.

so...i just bought a Genesis II E335 and was planning on converting that to NG. is there a proper way to do it? all the kits i see online are just sets of orifices and a NG regulator.

thanks
 
Ken Ba said:
>>You can actually end up with an unsafe grill when trying to run NG through LP valves<<

thanks for that info. given that, despite having used this grill for many years after the "conversion", i will send it to the dump rather than take the risk that it might malfunction in the future.

so...i just bought a Genesis II E335 and was planning on converting that to NG. is there a proper way to do it? all the kits i see online are just sets of orifices and a NG regulator.

thanks
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Why didn't you just buy a NG grill to begin with? Weber makes both versions. The only "safe" way is to buy the entire manifold, and associated regulator (if called for).
 
For the record, my apologies for using the word "foolish". Sadly there are nasty people out there on places like YouTube, TikTok and the like who spout crazy instructions and sadly people who really don't understand simply assume it's correct procedures.
Honestly I wish it was that simple. To this day Weber insists on making this as expensive and difficult as they can. Rather than offering a simple "kit" with good instructions. Many companies have even gone on to using one main "metering" orifice for the entire grill and including it in the product when purchased. This is actually cheaper IMO because now they only need produce one grill for any customer
 
Ken Ba said:
thanks for that info. given that, despite having used this grill for many years after the "conversion", i will send it to the dump rather than take the risk that it might malfunction in the future.
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Can you post a pic of the Genesis 2000. If its a suitable rehab candidate, it might not be a ton of work to re-convert it back to LPG properly.
 
Ken Ba said:
so...i just bought a Genesis II E335 and was planning on converting that to NG. is there a proper way to do it? all the kits i see online are just sets of orifices and a NG regulator.
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Did you buy this used? The proper way to convert it from NG to LPG is with an LPG manifold, a Tank Hanger, LP regulator and hose. Retail cost of these adds up to about $200 USD.

Can you post a pic of the E335?
 
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