I must preface this by saying that I am new to hooking-up a gas grill to a natural gas port.
That being said, the new Weber will be at the house this evening. I am planning on hooking it up immediately, and perhaps even grilling tonight.
The Caveat:
I have no idea about cooking with natural gas. Our new home has a gas line going from the furnace room -> outside -> along the house -> and up underneath the porch.
The gas line running along the house: Hereand Close-up.
The NG line coming up through the porch. Hereand Close-up.
The new Weber comes with a 10-ft NG line, and I believe a quick connect. I plan to do the following in order, please let me know if I am missing something, I do not wish to blow the hands off my well used arms.
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[li]Clean the threads on the gas line coming up through the porch.[/li][li]Connect the 10-ft gas line via the quick-connect to the port.[/li][li]Go into the furnace room and turn on the gas valve which is currently closed.[/li][li]Come up stairs and turn the gas on the grill and hit ignite.[/li][/ul]
Is there something else I need to do? It appears the gas line along the side of the house is set to ON. It is nearly impossible to move the valve on the side of the house, it has been painted over many times by the looks of it. I am guessing the former owners left it on and simply turned off the gas in the furnace room at the source, whenever they were done.
Is this accurate? Is it really that simple? Am I forgetting some odd piece of advice that could cause thermal nuclear meltdown? My sense is that this all looks too easy… Any one else have a NG grill?
i would clean the threads on the port and turn the gas on with nothing connected to attempt to blow the line out of any solids or water. get a cap to cover for the future when disconnected to keep crud out.
use teflon tape when making the gas connections.
a single outside working gas valve to the house is an important safety issue.
Make sure that outdoor shut-off valve is working. You have to get gas out while its on, and after you shut it off, make sure it isn’t leaking. Your connector is pretty corroded. It looks like it was threaded on with compound, so maybe you want to replace it. If you have a service contract for your furnace or from the gas company it may cover a hook up like this. Just make sure to check for leaks with dish soap or a special compound, don’t be stupid and use a flame.
Grilling with Gas, Grilling with Charcoal - Feh! I have a antiquated Weber Charcoal that does the trick when I want THAT taste. But for entertaining 20 people and more gas works best!
I know there will be water int he line. But will it immediately come streaming out? Or will we get the percolator effect going and have to leave it on for several minutes?
So I am reading that I can go ahead and connect everything [once the line is clear] and fire it up?
I’d suggest looking under the deck. Check the gas pipe where it elbows up to the deck.
they may have a drip leg installed. drip legs catch rust, water etc.
the short pipe pointing down is a drip leg. Any rust or sediment collects in the bottom.
It clean easily be cleaned by removing the bottom cap. With the gas off of course.
If you don’t have one then running some gas through the line is the only way to clear it. I wouldn’t leave it on more than 15 or 20 seconds.
Wait awhile before striking any matches. Outside the gas will disperse quickly.
Yep, I have one of those, but it’s in the furnace room, 25-ft away from where it enters the porch. I do not see one directly below the gas line on the porch.