After you&#;ve taken the grill out of the box, assembled it and are ready to start impressing people with your grilling skills there are a couple of things to keep in mind. These tips will get your natural gas grill ready to go from day one!
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1) Water column pressure (WCP) - Natural gas grills are designed to run off certain water column pressures (WCP). The WCP for your grill is listed in your owner&#;s guide. This should to be tested at the supply line by a gas professional.
2) Natural gas fittings - If fittings are needed on your gas line it is important to use straight pipe nipples as opposed to flare fittings. Flare fittings can damage the end of your natural gas hose and reduce the gas flow going to your grill. For example, if your grill connection is 1/2" and your gas line is 3/8" you would need a 1/2" straight pipe nipple, a bell reducer and a 3/8" straight pipe nipple to complete the setup.
3) Shut off valves &#; For safety reasons we recommend you have both an inside and outside shut off valve. When using the grill you need to be sure these are both in the full &#;open&#; position and when not using the grill we recommend they be &#;closed&#; stopping the flow of gas.
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4) 10 ft. hose &#; Our natural gas grills come with a 10-ft flex hose to connect your grill to the supply line. We do not recommend connecting more than one hose together as it could impact the performance of the grill. If you require a length greater than 10-ft, we recommend referencing information on hard piping your supply line to your grill found in your owner's guide.
For more information about your natural gas grill, please check out the "gas" section of your owner's guide.
All gas appliances need a regular that is designed for its own BTU requirement. A 30K BTU gas grill regulator will not be the same as for the 86K BTU grill. Regulators for gas grills and burners/fryers have a required safety device that shunts down the gas flow. It's shunted, not shut off. When a sudden drop of gas pressure past the regulator occurs, the gas flow will be mostly be reduced to a pilot light level. Before this safety requirement, (those old grills that used the left hand threaded fitting), if the hose accidentally broke loose, or was burned and melted apart, the hose would turn into the blow torch. A few homes burned down that way. The new regulator (about or so) will close off the flow and the flame would be reduced. A small gas flow is wanted so the flame does not travel up the hose to the propane tank or other source.
It's all about safety. If a plumber created a manifold to just use one regulator and something happens where someone was burned or injured, your lawyer will go after anyone that touched that pipe. Sylvan, the first expert master plumber to respond to your post, is an expert witness for plumbing and heating disasters, usually where someone has been seriously burned, scared for life, etc., from scalding hot water.
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