Review on Frigidaire GRLP3 LP Conversion Kit by Matthew Guiney

I feel I have to review this article in a way I haven't seen before for those of us who are new to stove remodeling and are a little concerned about it. What is included in the kit is a bag of 15 holes - small caps that need to be screwed onto each of the burners. And the instruction is complete but a little difficult to understand for a beginner. There are 5 basic steps to converting the oven: 1. Convert the main air supply from natural gas to propane by unscrewing the small element with a cover on the back, removing the bottom drawer of the oven, flipping and screwing it back on and replacing the cover . Even I didn't have much trouble with it.2. Screw in stove inlet to convert to propane (less gas required). It always amazes me when plumbers say "hand tighten" or "don't overtighten". I understand that threads can be stripped by over-tightening. But a retired grandmother (me) is less likely to do that than a strong plumber. It took some effort to tighten it enough to limit the flame escaping from the stove burner.3. The same applies to the gas inlet for the separate broiler inlet. This is easy, just tighten the flame so it reaches the required (bottom) length.4. Replace nozzles - small parts are included. It was easy to remove the top of the burner and the two screws holding the burner and then unscrew the hole already installed. Then resize to fit the removed hole and replace with the recommended size in the brochure. There were extra sizes, so a few extra details. They recommend putting the removed holes in a bag and attaching it to the stove in case you ever want to go back to natural gas. Good idea and easy to implement. Everywhere I read one thing: BE CAREFUL not to drop the new hole in the plate. You can't lift the stove to pull the hole out (unless you loosen all the screws and disconnect the gas lines to the burners - too hard for me). I've read about using a piece of paper towel inside the hole to hold the hole in place and prevent it from falling out. Eventually it worked, but of course I lost the hole. CATASTROPHE! Or so I thought. I have a tip that might be helpful to others: if you lose the hole, tip the stove to the side closest to where you dropped it (so it rolls in that direction). Then tilt the plate back. This allowed my hole to roll sideways, then back and out of the burner area and onto the railing under the box where it was easy to reach. After that, the stove must be connected to the gas. Line according to the oven manufacturer's instructions. Then the stove burners (I got them by tightening the handles and using a thin blade screwdriver) are adjusted to the minimum that they cannot go out when turned to the LOW position. Both the oven and grill are adjusted by adjusting the airflow (the part above where you adjust them to limit the propane in steps 2 and 3) - to let in more air if the flame is too big (probably) . This must be done after connecting the oven. There are some good YouTube videos on this. The instructions that came with it were there and complete, but it was a little tricky to figure out where the scope setting actually was. All in all it was a great product. I'm giving it five stars because, as an amateur, it was relatively easy for me to pull off (albeit with some hesitation). And now that it's connected, I love my new range. But that's another review.