HOW TO: Weber Q1xx and Q2xx Regulator Delete


 
Joe Anshien said:
How about screwing the adapter into the hose first? Should not have any escaping propane to smell. Maybe I am missing something... Have you used one before? I have not.
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I haven’t - but I’ve read a bunch of reviews, and I know my own ways well enough to know that sooner or later I’d absent-mindedly screw the adapter onto the bottle with the other end not attached to the hose.
 
Really the only stupid thing the guy did was using a regulator intended for the wrong purpose. Those are meant for high pressure applications like space heaters, turkey fryers and so on NOT for grills.
 
What is now recommended for the low pressure LP hose with regulator and QCC1 (Acme) connector? There seem to be a lot of hoses with questionable reviews; what's best? By chance has a hose come on the market with a 1/8" connection?
 
@Bruce
Thanks for posting this. My Q decided to stop working last weekend. Just as I was about to cook up some fish. I narrowed it down to the regulator then found this helpful thread.
I went with the adapter that @Ed P posted and it’s working well!
Many thanks!
(PS - it used to max out at 500, but just got it to almost 600!)

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Pablo, just be careful. A Q grill can handle only so much heat for extended periods of time. If you see that temp pushing over 600 and you accidentally, or purposely leave it on for a long time or forget and leave it on over night, you could come back to a nuclear melt down.
 
Don’t the new ones go to over 700?
I definitely won’t be leaving it on at full gas for long. Just to sear steaks. I do plan on doing some roasts while camping this fall but that will be at the lowest setting.
 
The newer ones may be able to go to 700. But I imagine the design and materials used in manufacturing the grill take that into account. I did have a Q melt down into the plastic legs after accidentally leaving it on over night. It was a turbo charged Q. It would hit about 700 top end.
 
I upgraded my Q200 this past weekend. I bought an adjustable regulator. Couldn’t find a 3/8 to 1/8 so I used a 3/8 to 1/4 and then used a 1/4 to 1/8 bushing. I just saw this thread today. I had found this blog post from 2018 Upgrading the Weber Q Grill.

I also use Grill Grates on the Q and I think they help tremendously with evening out the heat across the whole surface.
 
Adjustable regulators are not safe they're meant for high output devices i.e. space heaters and the like. Get a REAL true 11"WC regulator
 
SalP said:
I also use Grill Grates on the Q and I think they help tremendously with evening out the heat across the whole surface.
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LMichaels said:
Adjustable regulators are not safe they're meant for high output devices i.e. space heaters and the like. Get a REAL true 11"WC regulator
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Be aware that you might have a potential problem there. It has been reported that plastic legs on the Q have melted at the attachment point when the Q was left on Hi over an extended period of time. The GrillGrates appear to have less air flow than OEM and may cause higher temps below the grate, and with an adjustable regulator it is very easy to exceed the temp design limits. Just a heads up if you are accustomed to burning off after a cook and forget to shut the grill down.
 
Bottom line adjustable regulators are not at all meant for cooking appliances (well turkey fryers sure) but not things with a "cooktop" or "grill/griddle top". They're meant for appliances using very high volumes of LP at MUCH MUCH higher pressures than a normal cooking appliance. I.E., ready heaters, large deep fryers, what have you. Grills are designed to use TOPS 11"WC. And those adjustable ones cannot hold pressures that low steadily. Because it is not what they're meant to do.
I didn't even want to go at the GrillGrates as they're not a great idea especially used in this manner. Seems the grill has a "problem" and the wise thing to do is fix the problem. I've cooked on many Q2xxx and have never found them to be "heat lacking" in the middle. I've actually found them dead even across the grates. Again here too, only if the proper grates are used. With sufficient mass, the deflectors built in for the burners.
This sounds like a disaster waiting for a place to happen
 
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