Have been wanting to do this mod to our new fifth wheel and ran across this post on another website. Wanted to share with you all that may be wanting to do the same modification.
Getting ready to complete a new grill and setup for our camper. I wanted to be able to run off the trailer propane system and not have to carry around propane bottles. Needed to be portable and easy to set up. <BR itxtNodeId="235"><BR itxtNodeId="234">Looking at grills, there was one obvious choice, the Weber Q series. The reason for this is that this is the only grill I could find that has the regulator and the thermostat packaged individually. This allows you to remove the regulator and connect the trailer propane source directly to the grill.<BR itxtNodeId="233"><BR itxtNodeId="230">Used QD's and hoses to connect the whole thing together. Simple and easy to setup and take down.
Here are the close up pictures promised. First, the grill modification requires that you remove the regulator. First, remove the regulator mounting bracket and remove both the regulator and the flame adjustment knob as an assembly. The regulator is on really tight, so I had to put the entire assembly in a vise to allow me to apply enough torque to remove the regulator. Once off, you can reinstall the knob on the grill. I then installed a pigtail (I used fuel lines and clamps purchased from an auto parts supplier). You will also need some brass fittings and barbed connectors to allow you to connect the pigtail hose. I decided to install a pigtail to ensure the weight of the hoses and fitting would not stress the grill valve. <BR itxtNodeId="370"><BR itxtNodeId="369">One note: You need to buy the connectors as a set (both male and female) from Camping World. My experience is that if you purchase the male connector separately, they do not work with the female QD's.<BR itxtNodeId="368"><BR itxtNodeId="367">
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<BR itxtNodeId="362"><BR itxtNodeId="361">I also made up the regulator with a pigtail, just in case I need to use bottles someday.<BR itxtNodeId="360"><BR itxtNodeId="359">
<BR itxtNodeId="357"><BR itxtNodeId="356">Starting back at the trailer connection, I made a QD Tee so I can run the grill and the Outback stove at the same time. Below in the Tee I made and the installation, I used QD's and brass fittings.<BR itxtNodeId="355"><BR itxtNodeId="354">
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<BR itxtNodeId="349"><BR itxtNodeId="348">I purchased a propane hose and installed a set of female QD's to hook to the stove and allow a hose connection to the grill. Again, used brass fittings as appropriate to allow installation of the QD's.<BR itxtNodeId="347"><BR itxtNodeId="346">
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<BR itxtNodeId="339"><BR itxtNodeId="338">The final hose connection is the hose that came with my RVQ I bought a few years back (grill is long gone). This has a female QD on one end and a male nipple on the other. <BR itxtNodeId="337"><BR itxtNodeId="336">
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