Weber BBQ mod

[rwbradley]

I am finally getting around to documenting the mods on my trailer and since this one has come up a number of times I thought I would share it for anyone who is thinking of doing the same.

I have a Weber Q120 BBQ that I wanted to mod to use with the trailer propane port (see pic)


So I followed the following instructions from the net to do it


What I had:
- a Weber Q120 with the original thruway bottle regulator
- a 1/4" BBQ port on the trailer with shutoff

I ended up having to get the following:
- 10' gas hose 1/4" to connect to quick release with shutoff valve on trailer
- 1/4" shutoff valve with 1/4" quick release to go on the BBQ side of the hose
- 1/4" quick release for the BBQ to connect to hose
- 1/8" to 1/4" adapter to connect quick release to burner on BBQ
- roll of gas tape
I got the parts at Lowes and my RV dealer

Hose with quick release


BBQ


You can also put a quick release on the old regulator so it can be reattached to the BBQ if necessary to run on a throw away bottle or also to attach an external 20# tank if you want the flexibility.

Moderator edit to re-size pictures to forum recommended limit of 640px maximum width.

[mrgreetis]

Does anyone know if the model 250 quick connect (female) would match for fit on the quick connect (male) on the Mr Heater Big Buddy propane heater? Thanks.

[johnwalkerpa1]

I did the same thing...work great...in addition, I added a quick connect to the original weber regulator...that way I can easily use the 1 pound cylinders if I want to take the grill farther away from the RV.

[Ron3rd]

Here's how I did my Weber Q back in 2013:

Weber Conversion

[tragusa3]

Thanks for the thorough write up. I've seen several, and yours is the easiest to follow.

I'm buying a Q200, I hope it will work the same?

[Ron3rd]

Disneyfix wrote:
So you skipped the regulator all together? The webber regulator is not so great. I've already had them replace one.

On mine, I took the regulator off since I'm drawing regulated gas off the trailer. Don't need 2 regulators in the system.

[Disneyfix]

So you skipped the regulator all together? The webber regulator is not so great. I've already had them replace one.

[Ron3rd]

Tachdriver wrote:
I did the same thing, works great.

I did the same thing with parts from Calore too. Works great Easy mod, thanks for taking the time to help others. As I recall, I unscrewed the regulator with my hand, didn't even need a wrench. The only think I left off was the shutoff on the hose. My trailer has a hose that pulls out of a mouse hole and has a shut off.

[dsheets]

This was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for posting.

[Tachdriver]

I did the same thing, works great.

[rwbradley]

4huskers wrote:
Nice job, When I tried it I couldn't get the regulator to break loose. After seeing this with the parts listed I'll try again.

I recall it took some force to break the seal. I think there was pipe dope on it just to make me work harder...

[PatrickA51]

Looks good nice write up. Thanks for posting it.

[4huskers]

Nice job, When I tried it I couldn't get the regulator to break loose. After seeing this with the parts listed I'll try again.

[RoyB]

Good write-up

[haydoracin]

Very nice!