Jay Yurine
TVWBB Member
I've experienced another problem and I would appreciate some advice from some of the experienced grillers. My normal setup is a 20 lb propane tank connected to my Q w/ an adapter hose I purchased from Wal-Mart (I think the brand is grill-mate). After finishing grilling, I disconnect the hose from the propane tank. The hose is always connected to the grill. Recently, after attaching the hose to the propane tank and opening the valve, no propane flowed into the Q. At first, I thought the tank was empty, but I bought a gauge from Wal-Mart (also grill mate) which indicated that the tank was still close to full. When I attach the hose to this gauge that is attached to the tank, the meter suddenly drops to empty. Then, I remove the gauge, screw it back on, close the propane valve and then re-open, and the gauge reads almost full once again. I simply cannot get any propane thru. Has anyone experienced this before? Maybe the hose went bad. I know that I can probably buy another hose. However, the hose is less than a year old. Has anyone suffered problems w/ faulty adapter hoses? Alternatively, could this be a regulator problem? I guess another thing to trouble shoot is to buy one of those 16 oz cannisters and attach it to the Q. If I get propane to go thru to the burners, it rules out any problem w/ the regulator.
Thanks for any advise any of you can provide.
Thanks for any advise any of you can provide.