How Do I Change a Hose for a BBQ? (BBQ Noob)

glub on 22/09/2018 - 17:59

So
I have been given a Weber that came with just a pipe but no regulator.

I already had a gas bottle with a regulator and pipe. Expecting it to just swap over

It doesn't

I've tried to unscrew the pipe from the regulator. It doesn't it just rounds the bolt. I've tried with a pole but it just slips

I'm either doing something really wrong or there's another way I can replace them?

I've attached a video for demonstration

The first pipe (black) needs to come off and the second (grey) needs to go on

https://youtu.be/B_5l7E3dy3g

I'm way out of my depth can anyone help?

Home & Garden Weber

Comments

  • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2018 - 18:14
    +6

    Two words….

    Reverse thread

    • glub on 22/09/2018 - 19:29

      I've tried. It's super stuck either way.
      The bolt is super weak and keeps rounding once it's off will the other just fit in?

      • Presence on 22/09/2018 - 20:31

        Adjustable spanners are shit. You want a normal spanner. A brake line spanner ideal for things like this but I'm not sure if they come in such large sizes

  • hawkeye on 22/09/2018 - 20:35

    https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/sca-wrench---pipe-cast-i…
    turn to right for out as TB said

  • glub on 22/09/2018 - 20:41

    Got it undone using the adjustable as right as possible and using a pipe to leverage

    Now the bbq won't light. Got it going with a lighter but gas seems to only come out of the left side and none from the holes where the gas comes in.
    Maybe it's just time to get a new one

    • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2018 - 20:52
      +1

      Maybe this is why you were given it. Someone just handballed it to make it someone else's problem.

    • Peter Enis on 22/09/2018 - 22:10
      +1

      It might just be a matter of lifting the grill plate off, giving the gas element a good wipe down, and if necessary clear out all the little holes with a pin/needle, or even a very small drill bit. Or else Weber replacement parts are readily available.

      • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2018 - 22:30
        +2

        pin/needle

        Too soon?

  • nocure on 22/09/2018 - 23:28

    Needs one of these too

    • glub on 24/09/2018 - 08:35
      +1

      I'm 100% getting one of these, almost set my balcony on fire trying to get this working.

  • iand on 23/09/2018 - 14:33

    If it's not working properly and you don't know how to fix it either get someone who does to fix or get another unless you think your life is only worth a couple of hundred a malfunctioning gas BBQ is basically a bomb waiting to explode

  • glub on 24/09/2018 - 08:36

    It is now fixed. the pipe had a slight split and set on fire was crazy. Luckily I switched the gas off immediately.
    The ignitor had corroded so much I took it apart and cleaned it.

    Now the bbq works perfectly. But I probably almost got blown up.

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