How can I tell if a stove is natural gas or propane?

Question

I bought an apt. size stove at a garage sale for my clubhouse. The lady didn*t know what kind it was since it belonged to her aunt (deceased). Is there any way to tell ?

Answer 1

Look at the ID tag on the stove.  You will find it either on the back of the unit or inside the drawer.  On the tag it will tell you the model number, the serial number, and whether it is NG (natural gas) or LP (liquefied petroleum, a/k/a propane).  Hope this helps.  Good luck.

Answer 2

You need to get checked by a professional the only difference is going to be a small o*****e that the gas goes through.  Don't take a chance.

Good Luck

Answer 3

A gas stove will work just fine with propane as it works the same way, you have to hook it up to the gas source. What type of fuel it uses will be determined by what you have either a propane tank in your yard or a as connection from your city

Answer 4

It can be either.  Just go to a hardware store and replace the regulator with the kind you need.  They make regulators for either gas or propane.

Answer 5

Call Hank Hill.  He sells propane and propane accessories.

Answer 6

can you smell danger here?

Answer 7

If the stove has been changed from one gas to another,it is most likely set for Propane.Almost all appliances are set for natural gas at the factory  and need to be converted to Propane.There will be a regulator where the gas connection is.Either at the back or under the top.This regulator will have a nut with a plastic cap on it [if the cap wasn't discarded] If you look at the nut it will have the letter Por N.P for Propane and N for natural gas.This nut is part of the conversion from natural to propane It is unscrewed and flipped to change the pressure.If it is not marked with a letter look in the center of the nut.If it has a pin sticking out it is set for natural gas and if it is hollow it is set for Propane.After this nut has been set you will need to adjust the orifices [if they are adjustable] or change them if they are not.If this stove has standing pilots on it there is a very good chance that the orifices are adjustable.    It no longer surprises me when I give the only correct answer and get a thumbs down.There are more morons and idiots answering questions on this site that  have no knowledge at all about the question asked but are willing to give their opinion instead of facts.It is a shame that Yahoo allows these people to continue to spew c**p at the expense of someone searching for correct answers.I believe these people are only looking to build up their numbers [to be a top contributor] instead of helping others.If you are contributing c**p is that really a contribution?

Answer 8

Turn the k**b on.  1 hour later, light a match.  If it blows up, it was gas.  If not, it was electric.

Seriously...gas will have a flame.  Anything else is electric.

If it has a plug, it's electric.  If it has tubing and no electric cord, it's gas.

Answer 9

If it is natural gas you will see flames in the stove.  If it is propane there is no flame in the oven.  Natural gas looks like there is a fire in your oven on the bottom while propane magically heats.  Natural gas is more common than you'd think.