Outdoor grill hookup questions

CallMeChris · 08-22-2016, 06:39 PM

I picked up a 2013 Jayco X23B recently and it had a mounting bracket for a grill on the side and a quick connect for the gas underneath. I've been shopping around for something to put there and had a cousin that gave me a stove he used on an old popup camper they had...score!

Anyways, it mounts right up but the hose is about 2" too short and it has a screw type connector where my camper has the quick connect. Is it possible for me to find like a 6" adapter? What are my options to make this work?

Here is the stove

Connector on the stove

Connector on the camper

bansai · 08-22-2016, 06:47 PM

Does the screw on connector fit one of those small propane bottles you get from Coleman or is it bigger than that? Kind of hard for me to tell what size that is.

I found some hoses on EBay that have the QD on one end, and a screw on type on the other, just not sure the exact size you are looking for. Also, does that hose that is attached to the stove come off or is it permanently attached? Your best bet is probably just to replace the hose on the stove. Fairly straight forward project.

CallMeChris · 08-22-2016, 06:51 PM

The hose connection is up inside the stove...I'm sure it could be changed but I'll have to start taking stuff apart when I get home to see what would be needed. I was hoping I could just find a cheap 6" adapter hose and call life good...lol I'll have to check and see if it screws on the little green bottles, I'm not sure. I know it was hooked into the gas system of a popup camper previously.

CallMeChris · 08-22-2016, 06:58 PM

Oh, just had my wife go check. The connector will screw into the little green coleman bottles. Just need to figure out what the size is and what they are called before ordering something.

bansai · 08-22-2016, 07:11 PM

On the camping world website they are selling "12' Quick Connect Propane Assembly Hose" Give that a look, It's longer than you want, and more expensive than ( I would want to pay), but it's a step in the right direction.. You can probably find something cheaper, CW has terrible prices on stuff like that. If you want to keep this as inexpensive as possible, replacing the hose is more likely a better solution. I love the research challenges so I poked around a bit, you'll definitely find something. I think Walmart even sells adapters on their site kind of like the one at camping world.

Fire_Instructor · 08-22-2016, 07:12 PM

That connector on the stove is designed to receive high pressure propane, and then go through the stove's regulator. The connection built into the trailer is low pressure, as it's taken off the main gas line after the trailer's regulator.

It's very doable (I have three different stoves that I can run this way), but you need to figure out how to bypass the stoves regulator, or it won't work.

CallMeChris · 08-22-2016, 07:16 PM

The stove is a Wedgewood, I'm trying to find out more about it to see if it is set up for high or low pressure.

ALJO · 08-22-2016, 07:27 PM

If the regulator is on the hose from your Wedgewood stove just disconnect it and get a new hose with dual valve (for safety) which you can connect to your low side connector of the TT propane system. Local hardware store should have all the parts.

CallMeChris · 08-22-2016, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ALJO

If the regulator is on the hose from your Wedgewood stove just disconnect it and get a new hose with dual valve (for safety) which you can connect to your low side connector of the TT propane system. Local hardware store should have all the parts.

If it has a regulator it is inside the stove housing and I'll have to wait until I get home in a few days to dig that far.

If it is a high pressure stove and I do the conversion to low pressure, will the stove work as well or will the btu's be lower? Would I be better off just using the little green bottles for now and running a high pressure line later on instead of trying to make this do what I want?

ALJO · 08-22-2016, 07:47 PM

To tell the truth is it worth to you all the hassle special when the regulator is build in your stove? Those brass parts are expensive. Sometimes it is better to buy a new stove which will fit on your low system. And it also depends on how much you camp out.......

Fire_Instructor · 08-22-2016, 07:49 PM

The stove will work fine on low pressure, if you can bypass the stoves regulator.

rcmike · 08-22-2016, 09:57 PM

Is it safe to say after reading this post,,,Rv specific grills are low pressure and if I bought a grill at Walmart and the flame is nothing at all when I tried to use it. Its because of the regulater in the Walmart stove ? my options would be to go to rv store and buy the right grill or eliminate the regulater on the Walmart grill if possible ? thanks

rcmike · 08-23-2016, 07:43 AM

I'm also using the quick dis-connect gas line coming from underneath the trailer for the source of gas. Thx

pconroy · 08-23-2016, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by rcmike

Is it safe to say after reading this post,,,Rv specific grills are low pressure and if I bought a grill at Walmart and the flame is nothing at all when I tried to use it. Its because of the regulater in the Walmart stove ? my options would be to go to rv store and buy the right grill or eliminate the regulater on the Walmart grill if possible ? thanks

I'd venture to offer that *most* grills you find at Walmart or Target will be for high-pressure. Meaning they expect to be connected to a 20# propane tank.

These grills will have a pressure regulator inside that takes the high pressure from the tank and regulates it to low pressure for the grill.

There's a regulator on your propane tank on your RV. And this hose for an outside grill, mostly like comes off *after* the regulator. Meaning it's already been dropped to low pressure.

People take a few paths: find a grill without a regulator, figure out how to rip the regulator out of a grill. And lastly, there are the Extend-a-stay adapters that'll give you a high-pressure propane hose, so you can use just about any grill.

There are some Youtube videos out there.

rcmike · 08-23-2016, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by pconroy

I'd venture to offer that *most* grills you find at Walmart or Target will be for high-pressure. Meaning they expect to be connected to a 20# propane tank.

These grills will have a pressure regulator inside that takes the high pressure from the tank and regulates it to low pressure for the grill.

There's a regulator on your propane tank on your RV. And this hose for an outside grill, mostly like comes off *after* the regulator. Meaning it's already been dropped to low pressure.

People take a few paths: find a grill without a regulator, figure out how to rip the regulator out of a grill. And lastly, there are the Extend-a-stay adapters that'll give you a high-pressure propane hose, so you can use just about any grill.

There are some Youtube videos out there.

Thanks a bunch, I just saw about a handfull of videos that explained it all with pics. I almost threw that grill in the trash that I used one time . Ill be out on the grill more often now. Thanks.

CallMeChris · 08-29-2016, 12:59 PM

So I just got home and tore the stove apart to see what's what....it doesn't have a regulator in it. The rubber line goes to a T and then straight to both burners. Just need to get the hose swapped out and hook it to my TT now and should be good to go.

My question now, is what would have happened if I would have hooked one of the little green 1 # bottles up to it and used it without a regulator?

bansai · 08-29-2016, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CallMeChris

So I just got home and tore the stove apart to see what's what....it doesn't have a regulator in it. The rubber line goes to a T and then straight to both burners. Just need to get the hose swapped out and hook it to my TT now and should be good to go.

My question now, is what would have happened if I would have hooked one of the little green 1 # bottles up to it and used it without a regulator?

Is it possible you have an inline ball valve or needle control valve located either on the hose or built into the stove somewhere?

Not sure what (if anything) would have happened if you had lit an unregulated propane 'stream'. might be hard to light, might be able to cook a 20lb turkey on it. Weird that it accepts tanks that it can't work with.. sounds like someone has modified it, but full disclaimer that I'm not a propane expert.

bankr63 · 08-29-2016, 01:13 PM

Probably flames about 3' in the air, or worse, BOOM! That is scary!

Did the former owner mention that the controls were a bit "finicky" and only worked well at the lowest setting?

The good news is that you can convert it to a proper LP hose and probably get pretty decent performance.

**norty1** · 08-29-2016, 01:51 PM

On your original post, where does the hose that you have that takes a 1 lb bottle terminate on the stove? I'm thinking you have the wrong hose if it is a quick connect at the grill end.

CallMeChris · 08-29-2016, 02:11 PM

The hose that hooks straight into the stove has the end to screw on the small bottles....there is no regulator in the stove.

The people I got this from are a little bit country....lol it was used on their popup but I'm not sure if they used it with the little bottles or if they Had a connector in the popup to screw this to. I'll ask next time I see them.

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