Weber Q Adapter Hose Review

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I have the Q grill with cart and the hose(adapter) for 3 years. I love it on the deck and at the park/party, except sometimes the 20lb tank does not work well. I decided to buy a new adapter but thanks to the reviews here I realized a new hose will probably not solve the problem. So I called Weber Customer Service Line 1-800-446-1071. I got the instruction and it works! Here is the instruction:

1. Turn off(close) the tank knob;open the grill lid; turn grill knob to Hi/Start; screw off the hose at the tank side.(I waited for a couple minutes to flush out the hose, I think.)

2. Turn grill knob to OFF;screw back on the hose to the tank; turn on(open) the tank knob STEADILY, not too fast( I actually did it SLOWLY just to hope for the best result); wait for 3-4 minutes for the pressure to build up. This way the grill regulator won't be alarmed and kick in, that's how I understand it.

3. Light the grill as usual -grill knob on Hi/Start and the hiss and the red button.

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Apparently this same hose is packaged under several different Weber part numbers for some strange reason. Buy this hose only if you have no squirrels or other rodents where you live. They like the taste (maybe it's grease that drips on it), and bite right through causing a leak. They ruined mine after just 1 month of use. A far better quality product that does the same thing is the Freedom Grill FG-50HA hose. It is stainless steel braid hose, and animal proof. It is slightly shorter, but still plenty long enough to reach from the Q grill at table height to a 20 lb cylinder on the ground. Thanks for earlier reviews that point to the FG-50HA. I bought it and it works great with my Q.

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You basically need this (or a similar hose) if you want to do much grilling on a Weber Q. That said, the safety protections are very finicky, and it's extremely easy to set it off by opening the valve too quickly, or opening it again too quickly after shutting it off. That is: follow the instructions, and it will work.

UPDATE:

Can't seem to change the star rating in this review. This hose was chewed through by critters of some kind (we are not the only ones who've had this problem), rendering it useless. We have been happy with the metal-clad replacement Freedom Grill FG-50HA Stainless Steel Propane Hose Adapter (available on Amazon).

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Hooked it up to my Q 100 and a 20lb tank. Works great.... I wish it came with the Q100 rather than a separate purchase.... if you have a Weber Q grill its really nice to be able to use either propane setups.

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If you get this, also buy 6 feet of stainless steel braided hose wrap (you can get this from custom motorcycle shops, a good hardware store, or look online). Make sure you get a large enough diameter to slip over the smaller fitting, which is about 1 1/4 inches. Once the stainless steel hose wrap is on, seal the ends with a good extreme-type or silicone tape.

(This wrap on Amazon MAY work I bought locally so not sure:

Spectre 2008B Magnabraid Fuel Hose Sleeving 1/2 X 6 Stainless )

You can get extreme tape like this cheaper elsewhere:

F4 Tape Self-fusing Silicone Tape Black

Squirrel problem solved, and it looks good, too.