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RSD559
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Jul 23, 2015

Air hose quick connect for gas?

I put in a Camco propane quick connect kit for my BBQ on the exterior of my trailer. On the BBQ side of the hose is there a problem with using air hose quick connect fittings?

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  • Air couplers for gas. Nope. Not the same thing as gas fittings.

    You can buy the gas fittings at any hardware store, and even Wally World. what is the point in going cheap. Beside that great big fireball.
  • X 2 I agree with Gdetrailer, I saw a bbq catch on fire from using steel air hose fittings luckily we were there when it caught and turned the LP off and put the flame out before major damage was done., heck mine in the shop leak and I would never take the chance using them on propane
  • Dakota98 wrote:
    Harbor Freight has brass couplers.

    JMO, If their good enough for high pressure air, why not propane ?

    In fact, I have used them for my Gas BBQ.

    If I'm not mistaken & I remember correctly the couplers used for gas are different than those used
    for air, so you'd have to use both male & female air fittings to make things work.


    Air couplers are made for AIR and AIR ONLY, not FLAMMABLE PETROLEUM products.

    I have lost track of how many air couplers I have thrown away after a few years of usage that FAIL to SEAL when coupled or uncoupled!

    PLEASE FOLKS DON'T BE THIS CHEAP WITH YOUR LIFE!

    Buy PURPOSE MADE GAS COUPLERS! They ARE designed BETTER than air couplers and will last longer not to mention make a positive seal for many years.
  • You can get brass air hose quick connects.

    Some of my air tool connectors leak a little between the male and female ends. For that reason, I wouldn't use them on gas. Maybe the better quality ones don't tend to leak as much. Absolute freedom from leaking is not generally a requirement for air tools and air hoses, while it basically is for gas.
  • Harbor Freight has brass couplers.

    JMO, If their good enough for high pressure air, why not propane ?

    In fact, I have used them for my Gas BBQ.

    If I'm not mistaken & I remember correctly the couplers used for gas are different than those used
    for air, so you'd have to use both male & female air fittings to make things work.
  • I may be wrong, I'll let you look it up.
    I think gas fittings are made of brass and air fittings are often made of steel. Brass doesn't spark. Sometimes, under rare conditions, steel does.