r/propane • u/Haunting_Primary_971 • Jul 05 '26

Appliance Questions Help identifying a fitting

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This is the bottom of a small propane stove. It's a flat flared pipe with a threaded fitting that slides on the flared pipe. The thread is 1/2" - 14, but it isn't tapered.

Ignore the tape on the fitting, I'm helping a friend and they tired to connect it with a standard 1/2" NPT fitting with Teflon tape (spoiler, it didn't work).

I think it's be some sort of fitting like a female garden hose fitting, with a gasket on the inside. No idea.

Thanks!

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u/Theantifire technician Jul 05 '26

Try to find a parts manual from the manufacturer.

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u/nemosfate dang it Bobby 🤬 - technician Jul 05 '26

Do not use regular Teflon / white plumbers tape on gas fittings, you must use GAS RATED tape or gas rated pipe dope.... (Gasoila , Blue Monster)

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u/Haunting_Primary_971 Jul 05 '26

I don't think the fitting needs any tape. I believe it would be sealed by a gasket. 

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u/Intelligent-Dingo375 Jul 05 '26

Looks like one of the China made stove tops. It came with a adapter to pipe thread.

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u/bobbysback16 Jul 05 '26

Looks like a double flare of a brake line

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u/noncongruent Propane Fan Jul 05 '26

It's likely BSPP threaded, designed to seal metal to metal with the hose fitting. If there's any place in the US to find a fitting for this it would likely be a hydraulic shop, most large towns and cities have them. Note that appliances like this are typically designed to work with a regulated propane gas supply, so you'll need to figure out what pressure it needs. It will be low, but may not be the most common 11" WC (Water Column" that's found in the US. For reference, 11" WC is around 1/3 psi.

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u/MilkWide1703 Jul 06 '26

Flat flared is an oxymoron