R/R Fuel and fit
Converting a Viking to Propane or Buying an LP Range
A Viking range built for natural gas can often be converted to propane with the kit made for its model, and keeping a sound range is usually the better value. The conversion is work for a qualified installer or the propane supplier. Viking Repair Issaquah repairs the range before or after, and can tell you whether it is worth converting; call (425) 920-9484.
- Written by
- Hollis Yamada
- Works on
- Service technician — refrigeration and cooking
- Experience
- 21 years in the trade
- Published
Repair
- A sound range keeps its place in the kitchen; only the gas-side parts are changed for LP.
- The kit is made for the model, so the model number decides whether one exists.
- Any ignition or burner fault is best repaired before the conversion, not after.
Repair figureNot priced hereA conversion is priced by the qualified installer or propane supplier who carries it out, not by Viking Repair Issaquah.
The visit costs $89, diagnosis included, and that $89 comes off the repair once you say go.
Replace
- Simpler when no conversion kit is listed for the model, or the range is already failing.
- Ask whether a new range arrives set up for LP or needs converting on site as well.
- A new range still has to suit the cutout and the propane connection already in place.
A new range $7,290–$15,930 The span for a comparable Viking replacement, before installation.
Verdict Convert a sound range when its model has a kit; buy one set up for LP when no kit exists or the old range is worn out.
Propane homes around Issaquah
Inside town most kitchens cook on the natural gas main. Beyond it, in places such as Preston, Mirrormont, Tiger Mountain and May Valley, many homes run on a propane tank instead. A Viking range that arrives from a house on the main, or comes secondhand, is usually set up for natural gas, and it cannot simply be connected to a tank.
What a conversion involves
Converting means changing the parts that meter and regulate the gas to suit propane, using the LP conversion kit made for that model, and setting the pressure regulator for the new fuel. The instructions with the kit say exactly what changes on a given range. It is gas work, carried out by a qualified installer or the propane supplier, never by the owner.
Convert or buy
If the range is sound and a kit is listed for its model, converting keeps a range you already know. If no kit exists, or the range needs several repairs as well, buying one set up for LP is simpler. The Field Note on propane homes east of Issaquah covers living with a range on a tank.
Repair path against replace path
| Weighing | Repair path | Replace path |
|---|---|---|
| Existing range sound | Converted with its model's kit and kept in service | A whole range bought to change the fuel it burns |
| Kit availability | Confirmed from the model number first | The simpler road if no kit is listed |
| Who does the work | A qualified installer or the propane supplier | The installer who fits the new range |
| Range already failing | Repairs added to the conversion can tip the balance | Often the better value at that point |
Before you decide
Does Viking Repair Issaquah convert ranges to propane?
Conversion is carried out by a qualified installer or the propane supplier. What Viking Repair Issaquah does is repair the range around it: burners, ignition and valves, before a conversion or once it is running on LP. Ring (425) 920-9484 with the model number and the fault you are seeing.
Can I run a natural gas range on propane without converting it?
No. Propane and natural gas are delivered at different pressures and burn differently, so a range set up for one fuel will not burn the other safely. Turn it off and have it converted first. Viking Repair Issaquah deals with any burner or ignition fault afterwards; call (425) 920-9484.
