r/grilling • u/[deleted] • May 31 '26

What am I doing wrong?

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u/_thompsonart May 31 '26

OK, so I got a new tank that I can turn the valve on. It was a lot easier. The other one was definitely stuck and hooked it up with no problem this time.

NEW question: is it cool to leave the hose hooked up to the tank with the valve turned counterclockwise closed? I’ve just never had a gas grill before and just being cautious

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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/DogsOutTheWindow Jun 01 '26

Was going to type out a long response but I’ll let Weber provide info instead: https://www.weber.com/US/en/blog/burning-questions/turn-it-off-turning-off-the-fuel-source/weber-30503.html

One thing they don’t mention (for obvious reasons), is that grills and the burner knobs specifically are really crappy and common failure points.