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Natural gas BBQ hookup

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My parents recently had someone hookup an external gas line for them. The installer left them with the attached hookup but the BBQ line does not fit. What am I missing?

Thanks for the help.
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mityfowl
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The quick disconnect.

Make sure you use at least Teflon tape on the new brass fitting. Easy as pie, just use a real wrench to firm it up.

Just get the correct size

Greg_Z
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You left out, that the tape has to be the Yellow Gas only tape, not the White tape. Personally, I would call back the person that did the job, and have them come out & install the Quick Connect, since it was paid to be done in the first place.

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Or pipe dope if they have it sitting around.
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I think it's shitty that the installer didn't put the quick connect on.

'Course we don't know what they paid or if they had the grill then but I think all of these quick connections are the same size.

Greg_Z
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It is most likely that the 'rents did not tell the installer, and he assumed that they where going to make a more permanent connection, instead of a quick connect. Which yes, you never assume anything.

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I don't think they sell many if any NG grills without a quick disconnect.
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And apply a liberal gas leak test with an approved solution after when done.

mityfowl
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Approved solution: dishwashing soap and water!

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If this is a new installation why is there pipe dope on the nipple? What is the green coating inside the black iron pipe?

What kind of plumber uses used parts?

/tom

mityfowl
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Who said it was a plumber?

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said by mityfowl:

Who said it was a plumber?
Ah because plumbers install NG pipe. If he is a Gas Fitter.
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BTW call the plumber back and say " why didn't you install the quick disconnect?, how am I supposed to Grill?"

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It is outside. Get some pipe dope at HD and tighten the quick connect. Make some solution of dishwashing soap and water and pour it on after you are done. A leak will appear as hundreds of tiny bubbles (unless you have a big leak and then it will be a large obvious bubble). You will be good to go.

And yes it looks like he used a used pipe.
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Thanks! You guys are the best.

CatSnak
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said by tschmidt:

If this is a new installation why is there pipe dope on the nipple? What is the green coating inside the black iron pipe?

What kind of plumber uses used parts?

/tom
Probalby becasue he put a cap on the line to leak test it.

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said by CatSnak:

Probalby becasue he put a cap on the line to leak test it.
He should have left it capped off until the open end was secured with the female quick connect fitting. Dumb.