Ok, so when I bought my house, I knew I'd be converting to NG within a few years. Our old tank wh was leaking so we replaced it with a Navien NR-240A (LP model) tankless. Our plumber told us that Navien's rep directly told him it was convertible to NG (and we unfortunately did not get this in writing). Well, we now have NG in the house and when we contacted Navien to see if they had a conversion kit, they told us the unit is NOT convertible and that we would have to buy a brand new unit...and our "old" one is only 2 years old!
I know, shame on us for not verifying everything and trusting our plumber. Our plumber insists, however, that #1 - Navien originally told him it was convertible and #2 - even though they now say it isn't, he can and will convert it for us by just changing the orifice.
I need to understand from those of you "in the know" what will or may happen if he "converts" it by just changing the orifice to allow more NG into the unit (to make up for its difference from LP). Will the unit catch fire, blow up, destroy our house, annihilate our county? Or will it just stop working? Or will nothing happen and it may continue to run for years without any problems?
At this point, unless there's a safety issue involved, we're at a loss anyway so I see no harm in just letting him convert it the way he thinks it will work. Any input? Don't worry - I'm not a lawyer and I won't legally hold anyone to his opinion on here if anything does happen. My wife is just worried and wants to know what we're facing. Thanks in advance!
I know, shame on us for not verifying everything and trusting our plumber. Our plumber insists, however, that #1 - Navien originally told him it was convertible and #2 - even though they now say it isn't, he can and will convert it for us by just changing the orifice.
I need to understand from those of you "in the know" what will or may happen if he "converts" it by just changing the orifice to allow more NG into the unit (to make up for its difference from LP). Will the unit catch fire, blow up, destroy our house, annihilate our county? Or will it just stop working? Or will nothing happen and it may continue to run for years without any problems?
At this point, unless there's a safety issue involved, we're at a loss anyway so I see no harm in just letting him convert it the way he thinks it will work. Any input? Don't worry - I'm not a lawyer and I won't legally hold anyone to his opinion on here if anything does happen. My wife is just worried and wants to know what we're facing. Thanks in advance!
