My travel trailer has a regulated lp system as most do.  I have an accessory line near the rear that the outdoor kitchen hooks into and you can hook a line in for a grill. A lot of people run into problems because since most grills are regulated also you can't just hook them up and go.  So I got a grill that is regulated.  (Wanted a bigger grill then any I could find without the regulator.  Drilled out the regulator and it is still a tiny flame when hooked up to the trailers system.  I know I dilled it out because if I screw the small grill lp bottle into it, it pours out through.  

So I'm thinking of doing this:  cutting the regulator off, cutting the tubing off like this: and cleaning up the ends and putting a clamp or two around it.  It is a very perfectly tight fit I'm sure I can keep from leaking.   I can prob even flange the metal if need be.    

Anyone know enough about lp gas to tell me if this will work?

Thanks!

Thought this was going to be a travelling music collection thread.

Did you know he actually did the first recording of Bobby McGee?

Sorry to dissapoint!!

Btw it worked out fine.... Not that anyone cares but its a nice fix.

Are you nuts? Get a pro to diagnose/fix.

Yes, most trailers have a regulator located near the tank(s) that reduces several hundred PSI of tank pressure down to around 0.4 PSI (or around 11 inches of water column).

You definitely don't need to pass this low pressure through another regulator on your grill.



If you're talking about removing the regulator on the grill, it should work fine.

That same technique is often used when installing "Little Buddy" propane heaters inside RVs - The regulator inside the Buddy Heater isn't needed, since the RV's regulator accomplishes the same thing. So, most folks just remove the regulator inside the heater, connecting what used to be the regulator's low-pressure outlet directly to their RV's (low pressure) LP supply.

Shouldn't be too hard to prevent leaks, since you're only dealing with a fraction of 1 PSI of pressure.

Thanks for the reassurance.  With no answer earlier, and reading that the flames cannot back feed into the tube I went for it.  Just sliding the hose over the metal piece made good enough of a connection it didn't leak without clamps even, which I put on then anyway.  Seems to work fine.  Thanks again.

That's one of the nice things about propane - It's real picky about having the right fuel-to-air ratio before it'll burn (or explode).

Without any significant amount of air inside the tube, the propane can't burn - and so any flame stays outside in the open air.