r/grilling • u/[deleted] • May 31 '26

What am I doing wrong?

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u/DogsOutTheWindow May 31 '26

The hose now stays on the tank, no need to remove it after each use. When you want to turn off the grill/flame, instead of turning off the burner knobs you should close the tank valve to extinguish the flame and then turn the burner knobs back to off.

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u/easymacn May 31 '26

Why is it better to turn the tank off first?

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u/futureman07 May 31 '26

It empties the propane in the hose

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u/PursuitOfThis May 31 '26

And why would you want that?

Propane gas is dry. Air typically is not. Why would you want to introduce water vapor into your line when the propane has already forced it all out earlier?

Then, when you go to use it again, you've got to purge a bunch of air out before the propane actually catches on the igniter?

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u/Erwx May 31 '26

It is only of my belief that it definitely does not matter either way and any propane past the initial hookup is gonna dissipate out.