I have a new in the box Dacor Duel Fuel Range that’s designed for NG. We’ve built our house, and after discovering the astronomical prices for running gas from the road (it’s a long driveway), we elected to put in a propane tank. Everything’s installed, and we’re trying to determine how to convert this range - ER36D-NG - to a propane burning unit. Is there any way to do this? Dacor says it’s not designed for it… Any help would be much appreciated!
I had the same issue this past winter. I inherited a Dacor 36" dual fuel range that was unused and factory set for NG. I searched for a conversion and even contacted Dacor customer service, to be flatly told it was not possible. I was really upset, because I had read other versions of this story all over the internet. DO NOT GIVE UP! I contacted a local repairman who assured me he could do it. I was pretty concerned, but he was able to order the parts from Dacor (I saw the packaging!) and he installed them quickly and easily. The range works perfectly on propane and I’m pretty happy. I think Dacor does not want anything to do with DIY’ers. But an authorized repairman had immediate access to the parts. So moral of my story was instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, call a pro and get it done. The cost was very fair considering it’s a $6,000 range. It was under $300, done. I might add that another repair guy said it could not be done, so keep looking. You will need to use a fairly good sized propane tank–backyard bottles won’t feed 60,000 BTUs. If I were shopping, I would never buy Dacor. This range isn’t nearly as good as the old Wolf cooktop I have in my summer home. But it sure is pretty!
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I have a new in the box Dacor Duel Fuel Range that’s designed for NG. We’ve built our house, and after discovering the astronomical prices for running gas from the road (it’s a long driveway), we elected to put in a propane tank. Everything’s installed, and we’re trying to determine how to convert this range - ER36D-NG - to a propane burning unit. Is there any way to do this? Dacor says it’s not designed for it… Any help would be much appreciated!
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I went through a local appliance repair and they were able to obtain the necessary orifices for LP. The valve needs to be flipped and the orifices changed and your ready to fly.