What gas grill do you like plugged into your RV's low pressure outlet?

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I guess I don't understand what you guys are trying to do. It looks like you're trying to eliminate the regulator from the portable grill using various adapters and fittings and use the regulator on the RV.  Why not just buy one of these and be done with it?  http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/lp-gas/propane-tank-adapter.htm 
 
Rene T said:
I guess I don't understand what you guys are trying to do. It looks like you're trying to eliminate the regulator from the portable grill using various adapters and fittings and use the regulator on the RV.  Why not just buy one of these and be done with it?  http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/lp-gas/propane-tank-adapter.htm

Rene, on my RV, the propane tank is on the driver's side of the vehicle.  The black pipe plumbing for the auxiliary gas outlet is tied into the service to the furnace and water heater, and runs across the width of the vehicle to the patio side.  It's just more convenient to use the piping that is already there.
 
Rene T said:
I guess I don't understand what you guys are trying to do. It looks like you're trying to eliminate the regulator from the portable grill using various adapters and fittings and use the regulator on the RV.  Why not just buy one of these and be done with it?  http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/lp-gas/propane-tank-adapter.htm
Looks like a good option for some situations, but it would require use of the regulator on my grill, which has already failed once.  So I want to be able to tap into my low-pressure quick-connect and bypass the Coleman regulator in case it fails again. I hate being without my BBQ.
 
spacenorman said:
I removed the regular from the Weber ""Q" grill and realized that it's not a 3/8" pipe.  When you remove the regulator - you're left with a threaded 1/4" tube.   

I ordered a 1/4" female to 3/8" male adaptor (Part # 46-B ....  http://www.gashosesandregulators.com/brassfittings.html )

...along with this "combo" ... that includes a short "pigtail" that has a 3/8" female connector on one end and a male "quick connect" end on the other - combined with a 12' length of hose that has a female "quick connect" on one end and a male "quick connect" end on the other. 
http://www.gashosesandregulators.com/images/100395combo.jpg....
My Coleman has a 3/8" connection, so it looks like the 100395 COM will work for me.  I'll know soon. ;-) 

I'm assuming that, like LNG, I should use the yellow tape for the fittings rather than the white tape.  If that's rong, someone please let me know?  thanks.
 
spacenorman said:
I removed the regular from the Weber ""Q" grill and realized that it's not a 3/8" pipe.  When you remove the regulator - you're left with a threaded 1/4" tube.   

I ordered a 1/4" female to 3/8" male adaptor (Part # 46-B ....  http://www.gashosesandregulators.com/brassfittings.html )

Oops!  Learned something new today.  The nominal measurements on brass pipe fittings (i.e., 1/4", 3/8", etc.) are not based on the diameter of the pipe .. the 1/4" female fitting that I ordered is has an inner diameter that's close to 1/2" wide.  So I went to Lowes today .. purchased what's labeled as an 1/8" female coupling ... which fits perfectly on the threaded pipe that's left when you remove the Q grill regulator.  Found a local plumping supply house that sells a "bushing" that a 1/8" female and a 1/4" male. (http://www.warrenpipe.com/hardware-store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=20155)  Combined with the 1/4" female to 3/8" male adaptor (the Part # 46-B referenced in above) ... I'll be in business.
 
FYI Heads up.

Regarding the Coleman Road Trip Grill.  It's regulator lets so much gas through so fast at start up, that the Propane pressure safety line shut off will trip very easily.  I learned this after thinking I had run out of gas once and trying to get a new tank full to replace a tank that was full.  Luckily the Hardware Store that was helping me diagnosed the problem. 

Once you connect the line to the Grill regulator, crack the tank valve very slowly.  Let the line come up to pressure and then open the burner valve and try to light,  let the air bleed out and continue to try and light.

The tank safety valve is very touchy, and you may need to repeat.  Once you have the grill lit and running full flame,  use as normal,  shut the flame off at the burner control, but do not shut off the tank valve, let the line remain pressurized and you should have no further problems until you have to change tanks or remove the tank to pack up and go. 

This is a characteristic of Coleman Grills as they have a much higher BTU output than most normal grills.  Almost double some of the common every day grills.

I learned all this from the owner of the Hardware Store in Lugoff, SC.  I guess old fashioned hardware stores still have their uses.

Tom...
 
I started with a Camp Chef Yukon stove and added the grill adapter that sits on top, then I went to Home Depot and got some brass fittings to add a low pressure quick connect fitting to the stove.  Because the regulator is external, the low pressure quick connect works fine, I also added a low pressure connector to the regulator hose (output) in case I want to use a propane bottle directly.
 
Old thread but this is the first hit on Google Search so this info should help others searching for the same solution.

All of Napoleon's 285 Portable Grills can be adapted for low pressure quick connect to your RV with the "Napoleon 66287 RV Adaptor Kit for Portable 285 Grills". You remove the regulator used for canisters and replace it with the provided adaptor, mounting bracket, and hose. Works great on my 2018 Thor Challenger 37TB that came from the factory with a LP quick connect outlet at the rear of the coach.
 
I have this little grill.  Not the highest quality, but I have used the heck out of it and it still works fine.  I bought an additional hose so I can connect the two together for cooking away from the RV.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/121166076296?chn=ps&dispItem=1
 
I like this grill, but I don't understand how it attaches to the RV, or what part attaches.
 
@Davedutah, it attaches to the RV's propane quick coupler.  Your rig must be equipped with this in order to use it.  The female end plugs to the grill and the male end plugs into the RV.
 
I would recommend you a Coleman Road Trip Grill but, if your grill has its own regulator as part of the propane plumbing, you must remove the regulator and have some custom parts made up to make your connections. I also like it because of a large cooking surface.
 

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