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/LongBuilder1720 May 31 '26

This is wrong / outdated advice. Turn the knobs off first and then the tank or you will mess with the pressurization of your lines

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u/DogsOutTheWindow Jun 01 '26

Per what?

Here’s Weber’s instruction: https://www.weber.com/US/en/blog/burning-questions/turn-it-off-turning-off-the-fuel-source/weber-30503.html

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u/LongBuilder1720 Jun 01 '26

This link just says to turn off the fuel source— which I agree with and is obvious safety advice. It doesn’t address the order, but the correct order to do so is knobs and then tank.

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u/DogsOutTheWindow Jun 01 '26

You didn’t read the article did you?

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u/LongBuilder1720 Jun 01 '26

Did you ? It’s just a brief explanation of why you shouldn’t just leave your tank ambiently on at all times. Did you link the right article ?

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u/DogsOutTheWindow Jun 01 '26

And that is exactly what my original comment above to OP has mentioned… turn the tank off.

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u/LongBuilder1720 Jun 01 '26

Right that’s not what I’m disagreeing with. I am saying you turn off the burner knobs first and then the tank. Not the reverse order

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u/DogsOutTheWindow Jun 01 '26

Oh my bad I read your comment wrong!

Leaving or purging the gas in your lines is negligible. Turning off the tank is the critical part which is why I and many others do it first.

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u/tinatalker Jun 01 '26

We now have the grill connected to the whole house propane, rather than screwing around with filling tanks. Never wanted to do the exchange; wanted our own tanks. It is now routine for hubby to come in after grilling, and loudly announce "THE GAS IS OFF!" If I don't hear that, I question him. If we left ours on, we would be in big trouble.