jwarnken
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We have one of those small Weber grills sold at Camping World. It uses the long narrow disposable propane tanks.
We bought a hose to connect it to a refillable tank. However, we can't seem to get any propane to the burner with that setup. It works great with the disposable tank.
Do we need to change the regulator and if so, to what type?
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waynenc
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I use the setup that you are referring to and it worked from the get go without changing anything.
When you purchase a new refillable tank, your propane dealer must purge the air out of the refillable container before filling it with propane. Maybe this process was not done correctly.
Are you sure that all your connections have been fully tightened?
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wayne_tw
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If the hose is not connected correctly to the tank, it will not release the valve allow the gas to flow.
Another thought, if you have a regulator at the tank, then it must be removed, since the valve at the grill serves as a regulator. Two regulators in one gas line will restrict the flow.
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Campnfuls
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I have had the same thing happen a couple of times. Both times it was the connection at the BBQ's regulator that was not tightened completely.
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dbbls
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You must also open the valve slowly on the tank. Open it too fast and it will shut off the gas flow.
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dbbls wrote:You must also open the valve slowly on the tank. Open it too fast and it will shut off the gas flow.
This is more than likely the problem. Also open the tank FIRST then the valve on the grill. The opd tanks will not let propane out unless all appliances are off when you open the valve. There is no regulator needed.....mine works fine!
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IN addition to that I've seen a couple of regulators where the threads were a bit "Deep" and you had to really, I mean REALLY tighten the hose to the regulator (Grill) Never seen a grill that way, but I have seen them on other things
Also, recall that the hose, when new, is full of air, takes a while to blow all that air through the regulator and get gas where you need it.
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jwarnken
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Looks like making sure the fitting on the grill was REALLY tight fixed the problem.
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I believe the Weber instructions for that set-up also state that when turning the BBQ off, turn off the source (bottle) first and then the BBQ. This also has something to do with the built-in propane safety features. If you don't shut down is this order you may get propane on you next start-up, however the flow will be at a reduced (less BTU's) pressure.
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