Gas grill question

Why not just get a small propane tank (5 lbs, etc.) and put the grill anywhere you want to?

robsouth wrote:
Why not just get a small propane tank (5 lbs, etc.) and put the grill anywhere you want to?

Agree....

I just don't want to haul around extra weight and use extra room for the portable tank when I have the available propane connection already on the unit. I may have to do that anyway if I cannot find a suitable hose.

It should be a low pressure unit if the grill doesn't have a regulator attached to it. If the grill has a regulator, then it is probably "T"d into the propane system before the coach's regulator and is taking the high pressure propane directly from the "T" at the tank. Many sources for extension hoses with the appropriate quick connect fittings already applied.

Here's where I get my propane "pieces parts":

Calore Equipment

If you look at the listing, they have hoses up to 10' long and I actually have several and they can be connected together. The longer the run, the more pressure drop you'll see, but, my grill gets more than hot enough, for most cooking, even running 24' away from the 5er...

Purchased the parts at Tractor Supply. If you are handy you can do it yourself. If not I am sure someone at your local RV shop or gas supplier can help you out. When setting up make sure the gas only goes through one regulator.

webslave wrote:
It should be a low pressure unit if the grill doesn't have a regulator attached to it. If the grill has a regulator, then it is probably "T"d into the propane system before the coach's regulator and is taking the high pressure propane directly from the "T" at the tank. Many sources for extension hoses with the appropriate quick connect fittings already applied.

Here's where I get my propane "pieces parts":

Calore Equipment

If you look at the listing, they have hoses up to 10' long and I actually have several and they can be connected together. The longer the run, the more pressure drop you'll see, but, my grill gets more than hot enough, for most cooking, even running 24' away from the 5er...

In my case, the regulator is attached to the grill itself with a nipple for the quick connect hose. Is this something that I can find at Lowes or Home Depot or do I need to check with a gas company to get it locally? Thanks for the information.

You should be able to find LP rated, high pressure, quick disconnect fittings and take them to a hose shop that can put them on a LP high pressure rated hose. When I set mine up, I removed the regulator from my Camp Chef stove and used quick disconnects on a hose, but I teed it in after my trailer regulator. Therefore, I have only one regulator and I don't have to carry a small tank.

You should be able to find LP rated, high pressure, quick disconnect fittings and take them to a hose shop that can put them on a LP high pressure rated hose. When I set mine up, I removed the regulator from my Camp Chef stove and used quick disconnects on a hose, but I teed it in after my trailer regulator. Therefore, I have only one regulator and I don't have to carry a small tank.

That same company (Calore Equipment) will have the high pressure hoses, too. Or as mentioned above, almost any LP service center can make you one. The high pressure quick connects are much more common as they are used for home installation of LP and NG grills. Most likely, even the big box stores will have them already made up for that use. Just be careful that you get the LP highpressure fittings and not the NG version; they are different.

Sounds like you have a version of the RV-Q type grill that mounts to the side of a trailer. If you have a removable regulator on it, your approach might be similar to the conversion I did on my Weber Q. The propane "taps" that are commonly found generally deliver low pressure gas. I got everything from Calore. The concepts are the same and maybe this will be of some help:

Weber Conversion To Low Pressure Propane