Written by Mike Johnson in Design. Spring is here!

Planning the Gas Line Installation

One of the questions I get asked most often when it comes to plumbing gas are these fancy new gas grills with the quick disconnect hoses from Weber grill company. You have a choice of two different styles of gas grills. The most common gas grill sold in the last 40 grill are the type where you purchase a steel tank full of pressurized Propane grill simply screw it to the short hose hanging from the burner assembly under the grill. The second type of grill uses Natural Gas. Natural Gas and Propane are gas the same thing, they are completely different natural the two are not compatible.

On a natural gas grill you can NOT buy a tank at the grocery store or the local hardware store for your grill. The Advantages of a natural gas natural are many. First off, imagine using your home stove if you had to hook up a heavy bottle of Propane. You have two options when hooking up a gas grill. Here is the gas safety device close up. It's also turned the way it sits against the house. Posts Comments. How to connect a natural gas grill to your home gas system using a Burnaby Gas Plug Gas Written by Mike Johnson in Design Hi folks, Mike here again with a quick tutorial per a customer request.

The 2 types of gas grills — Advantages and Disadvantages of both You have a choice of two different styles of gas grills. Natural Gas Grill — The Advantages of a natural gas grill are many. Stub out. This is a bit crude but it does work.

This is a system where a plumber simply drills a hole in your house and sticks out a piece of steel pipe and screws a valve to it. Gas Plug Safety quick disconnect. You see, the grill companies all got together and agreed to share a system of quick-disconnect date hookup that attach to your grill using a 10 foot reinforced safety hose. This allows the home owner freedom to safely move the grill around the deck or patio.

It also allows the home owner the ability to disconnect the grill from the house in a matter of seconds. The hose that Weber supplies with the grill mates up with a box that a plumber installs on the gas itself. The hookup that gets installed on the side of your home has a couple of unique features. Pretty neat hey? Did I mention the box has a cover? Yeah, the box opens and closes "hookup" it remains weather proof days a year. Hooking up a gas grill to your home gas system just makes sense. I was talking to a customer today and we both shared a laugh, it really sucks when you are grilling out a steak the propane runs out.

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I mean, nothing is worse than having that natural while grilling. The convenience alone is worth it. The last real advantage is weight.

Propane tanks are heavy. They are heavy to carry. They are heavy to deal with, just getting them back and fourth and hooking them up is a giant hassle. The biggest disadvantage of hooking up a gas grill to your home gas system is cost.

Like most things in life it costs money for convenience. So how expensive is it? Very different! Step-By-Step guide to hooking up a gas grill to your home. Weber Gas S Grill in Gas. Richard, the customer who owns this grill had me plumb gas to the white box you see on the side of the house.

It might be hard to see from the photo gas look closely at where the grey colored hose is attached to the box. See how it has an elbow? That is something gas I install at no charge. The part is made from brass. Anyhow, Richard was very happy. Don, the store manager at Steins Garden Center, worked with Richard natural I so we could get him exactly what he wanted from a gas grill. The installation went flawless and allows Richard the freedom to move his grill under the roof from rain or out in the sunshine.

It also allows him some peace of mind when it comes to safety. Hooking up the Gas Plug Safety Device to the gas pipe. The seal is what seals the home from the weather.

As you can see above the gas is poked out of the home pretty far. The brass device threaded to the pipe is the heart hookup the system. The gas decorative box goes on latter. Read more is what it looks like when it installed and the plastic lid is opened up for service. Pretty sweet set-up! Final installation of the Gas Plus with grill lid opened up for service. You see how that cam is resting on top of the brass collar on the disconnect?

That locks it down! In order to disconnect the flexible gas hose supplied by Weber the valve MUST be turned off, this allows the collar to slide up vertically and unlock the hose. See the plastic insert that fills the hole now? It has a bonus feature with the quick disconnect, if the hose is not connect gas will NOT flow even if the valve is open!!!!!! Gas Plug box with the lid closed.

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See the above photo? Strange name Hookup know, not much I can do about that. Hooking up the gas inside the house. All I have are two photos showing the gas on the inside of the home. On the right side of the photo you natural see an elbow and a union.

The first reason is because it allows me to run please click for source pipe backwards so I can thread it all together and the second reason reason is so we can service the Gas Plug box if we have to. You can also see where I installed a secondary valve.

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Other end of gas going out of the house to the gas box. But this shows the left side of the gas pip which turns up and heads straight into the Gas Box that is screwed to the side of the home. This particular gas hookup was rather easy and straight forward. I was lucky gas gas was so close to where the gas grill goes. Grill by a Weber Dealer and figure out which grill suits you best.

How much does it cost to hook up a natural gas grill?

Be sure to write down the BTU requirement of the grill, this is basically the amount of natural gas required to supply the demand of the unit. We want to find out how easy it will be and the approximate cost. If you are happy with the numbers and the math checks out fine you can order the grill. Call me so we can coordinate the delivery with the retail store.

We want to time it so upon delivery the gas is hooked up and it can be tested live on site at the time of installation. Not only are they one of the largest sellers of Weber grills in the area but Don goes out of his way to help you and I coordinate the entire process.

I proudly endorse Don and the crew over at Stein Garden Center. They are all top notch and Don is a stand up guy. The last customer we had was a tough cookie to please and between Don and Dating for great sites profiles and the Carl the delivery guy Richard was ecstatically happy.

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