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AAFD
Explorer
Jun 13, 2015

Propane gas grill question

Some of the RV’s we have been looking at have low pressure (regulated) propane quick coupling. The smaller RV’s we are looking at have limited exterior storage so I have been looking at small propane grills, but all of them have regulators on them. Is there any way to retrofit these propane grill with a regulator to work with the quick connect propane hose?

Thanks

KC

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  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    poppin_fresh wrote:
    I apologize if I'm not totally following you here, but you can modify most grills to hook up to the quick connect fitting on the trailer.

    I bought a grill last year and simply removed its regulator and retrofitted a coupler so that I could plug the grill into the (already) regulated quick connect port on my camper.

    It took about 20 minutes in the hardware store to figure out the parts needed to adapt from the grill to the trailer, but it was all right there.


    Hello,
    Generally, the quick connects on most trailers deliver "regulated" gas, meaning they come off your propane regulator on the trailer delivering low pressure propane. You only want 1 regulator in the chain. I recommend you get a bbq with a removable regulator like the Weber Q series which has a regulator that easily unscrews. Then you do the conversion like I and other members did in the link below. Works fantastic. BTW, some members report they leave the regulator on the bbq and it worked fine, others report low flame with the 2 regulators in the chain. I've been running my Weber Q for about 3 years without the regulator and am very pleased.

    WEBER Q CONVERSION
  • The one thing you need to avoid is a grill with the on/off/high/low knob on the regulator. You need to be able to turn the gas on and off once you remove the regulator.
  • I apologize if I'm not totally following you here, but you can modify most grills to hook up to the quick connect fitting on the trailer.

    I bought a grill last year and simply removed its regulator and retrofitted a coupler so that I could plug the grill into the (already) regulated quick connect port on my camper.

    It took about 20 minutes in the hardware store to figure out the parts needed to adapt from the grill to the trailer, but it was all right there.
  • Go to This place and the hose you need will be there. You want the one that says to convert the throw away bottle to whatever you want.
  • A simpler option may be to install a T and a hose from the high pressure tank on the RV. Then you could connect any grill you want without modification.
  • Napoleon TQ2225PO Travel Q Portable Grill was the one I was looking at.

    KC
  • Yes but no one can say how until you know what grill you are getting.

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