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    Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 5:14pm
where could I get a fitting for the grill we have been everywhere.  We have a coleman and a new 179 R Pod
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Anybody have any info on this? Portable gas grill such as the Coleman road trip and the quick connect on the pod. This can't be that tough right? I get that it's low pressure at the quick connect and the Coleman uses a regulator and high pressure 1 pound tanks. . I'm looking for an adapter and a 6 foot hose that works with it. Do they make such a thing?
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Mar 2017 at 3:47pm
Not that complicated. I have Weber Qs, that take a 1 lb bottle. The regulator is on the grill. If I want to use a propane tank, I add a hose that adapts to the regulator then goes directly to the tank. One end is the same size as a 1 lb bottle hook up, the other is a standard tank adapter. The regulator is in line. They sell them at Lowes's. Pod People said he uses a Y connector, one end connected to Pod regulator, one outlet available to go to grill, same deal, it goes directly to the regulator on the grill. If you have a grill or anything else, propane run, that doesn't have a regulator in line, you need a regulator. I'm looking out window at my Weber Q on the deck, the hose from the regulator to the tank, I would guess is 6' long.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Mar 2017 at 4:05pm
Suggestion - Amazon sells a 6' Adaptor Hose to connect 20lb tanks to grill regulator. Weber 6501, $24.19. It is a Weber, but both ends are standard for tank and 1lb propane bottle connector.
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Posts: 84 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 12:55am
Thanks Mike. The quick connect that is on the pod is downstream from the regulator so I understand it is low pressure already. The gas grill has a regulator on it that has to be removed before you can hook up a hose to it. I need the correct hose and connector that will connect one end to the pod and the other end to the gas grill with the regulator removed. Am I understanding it correctly? If so what connector do I need?
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 9:13am
Google high pressure to low pressure propane connection conversion.

Or watch this video by our very own kymooses..

Video..
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Posts: 84 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 9:36am
Ahh. Perfect. Exactly what I needed. Thanks Furpod ( and Kymooses). I'm still amazed that camco or someone else doesn't sell a complete conversion kit but this will definitely work. Thanks again all. 
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Posts: 1088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 10:12am
one minor correction to Mccarter's post above--
we do use a "Y" connector at the propane TANK-one side goes to the pod regulator and then on to the pod gas appliances.  the other side of the "Y" has a hose with a standard 20 pound tank fitting and it then goes directly to the regulator which is attached to our small portable grill . this is the end of the hose that has the same fitting that the 1 pound bottles would fit into.  We found the hose at a grill store.

It works well.  the "Y" will supply propane only if there is a connection to it.  thus, if only one side is being used by the pod and the grill side is not connected to a hose, there is no propane flowing through the empty side of the "Y".  the only downsides that I forsee is the possibility to forget to turn off the grill or to disconnect the hose and it then leaks out all of your propane. 
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Posts: 6418 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 10:45am
Originally posted by Pod People

the only downsides that I forsee is the possibility to forget to turn off the grill or to disconnect the hose and it then leaks out all of your propane. 
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Forgetting to turn off the grill will use the propane. Disconnecting the hose from the grill should not empty the hose and tank as it should have a valve inside like the 1 lb bottles have to keep it from leaking. Having it connected with the grill shut off also should not cause it to leak propane if the grill's valve(s) is/are working correctly.

Edit:  I just remembered that you had removed the regulator and added a quick-connect. My apologies. That would leak the propane if disconnected. However, if the stove's controls are working, leaving it connected should not cause any leaks if those controls are working properly.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 11:10am
Pod People,

So you have a Y at the tank. One side goes to the standard POD propane system and the other has a hose on it that goes to the grill. I take it that hose is not 20' or so. That is what I took from your posts. You didn't connect into the existing propane system and you didn't remove the regulator from your grill.

Thanks. Mike
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