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So are these Weber gas canisters specific to Weber only then..?..

(IF others were compatible, it may open up other options to explore, Re: adaptors/cheaper cylinders?)...

As Weber make hose/adaptors for some of their other BBQs but not the OPs model, and they've, understandably, advised against messing about  running it from a larger bottle, I would just resign myself to the fact that I'm stuck with using canisters..

...and as such just concentrate on sourcing them as cheap as possible..

Quote: Originally posted by moorlander999 on 01/6/2014

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Purchased two Bbqs yesterday so we can have a good look at them at home...

Weber "go anywhere" - we have a large weber which is brilliant but not sure if this one can connect to a large calor cylinder as it came with a small screw on cylinder and we can't find any info on cylinder compatibility.

CADAC safari chef - looks good and plenty of cooking options but have to purchase a separate hose and regulator.

So which one ?

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Quote: Originally posted by wurzel58dog on 06/7/2015

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But I don't see what would be incorrect with replacing the existing brass union with a spigot one as on my earlier photo, perhaps with another regulator, perhaps using the existing one only. Removing the existing one is a tricky though, I may have to apply heat, hence I was hoping someone else had done this, but it looks like I am the only one :)

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Hi Wurzel'...I want to say this, without trying to sound rude ..but it the fact that you "..don't see what would be incorrect.." about what you're looking to do, that some of us find troubling! 

As has been said  you CANNOT just  cobble up an ordinary hose, using Fulham fittings(your "spigots"), just jubilee clipped on, BEFORE the regulator!..If going down the "homemade hose" route, you would still need to use a regulator mounted on the bottle! ..If you didn't,the hose and fittings will be subjected to full cylinder pressure..and will fail!!

(..and to add to this basic "oversight", you're now considering using heat to dismantle the current regulator/valve assembly!?...)

If, as you say, these are the same as Coleman canisters, have you looked at the HIGH PRESSURE hose assemblies and adaptors that seem to be available for them?....are any of those suitable?(threads?..pressures? etc)

examples- Coleman hose-Amazon      (Coleman hose-Walmart)   ?

Having said that (and again trying not to sound rude), in view of some of the things you've felt the need to ask, along with the fact that Weber have advised against running your model of  bbq from a remote cylinder, then for yours and your loved ones safety, I'd say it's best if you just stuck with using the canisters or bought a BBQ that was DESIGNED to run off a "Calor" bottle... Sorry.

(or rather, "Better safe than sorry" )

Quote: Originally posted by wurzel58dog on 07/7/2015

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...and of course risk a FLAMING in the process.

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Well, if you had proceeded with one or two of your initial "ideas", that's probably what you would've got! 

edit: Joking aside, there was a post on another forum a couple of weeks back, where someone had a gas hose blow out because someone (a "very knowledgeable chap") had connected up the poster's MH gas system to a French bottle, by just using an adaptor and low pressure hose (but with no regulator on the bottle!)..and as their system had a bulkhead mounted regulator, this hose/adapter was obviously fitted inline  before that and therefore at full pressure....

http://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/Warning-Gas/38630/

..when it comes to gas, as tempting as it may look, it really isn't worth messing about with, just to save a few quid.

(..and "proper" adapter or not, you're not really supposed to refill (over-fill?) those, single use, thin-walled canisters either..).

Quote: Originally posted by lidds0 on 15/10/2015

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If the OP is still deliberating, since posting in June 2014, then he/she is either being overly cautious or hasn't been having many barbeques!

Post last edited on 15/10/2015 18:36:18

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