Gas regulator hose

Olley46 · Guru

Gas regulator hose

GaryKelly · Guru

G'day gas people. I bought a new gas regulator and hose but I need to get the old one off first. I've tried undoing the nuts with a pair of spanners but I can't shift them. Any suggestions or tips? I'm not sure about which way the threads go either. They appear to have been there a helluva long time.

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Bunkerbob · Senior Member

Hit it with WD40 or CRC556 first and leave for a while, about how long to have a cuppa or a cupla beers, then as per Lance. Try to use and actual spanner on the brass end as a shifter not fitted can damage the brass and make it awkward in later life.

justcruisin01 · Guru

Just remember the fitting into the bottle is a left hand thread.

moamajohn · Guru

Gary Two big shifters as this gives you leverage I use footprints cause I have them and its a normal thread. That easy hooker looks stuffed.When your done turn it on and spray soapy water to test .John [grumpy old plumber ]

Landfall · Guru

There is a product ideal for this application.

it's available from Repco and possibly other auto supplies. It's called "Freeze" from memory it is a Loctite product. Spray it on and it breaks the hold of the two different metals by contraction.

I would advise holding the brass nut, although this is the one that should turn, why?

Because if it does not turn freely, you will kink the brass pipe.

ken

GaryKelly · Guru

Well, thanks for all the contributions, guys. But as it turns out, Stan the Lawn Man arrived this morning and I told him about it. Stan is an ex farmer who can do everything, and he likes to prove it hehe. So he volunteered to do the job. The top nut, by the way, goes clockwise. Anyway, it cost me a Bandaid cos Stan hit his knuckle in the process. But he got it off without crimping the copper tube. Now I gotta get a joiner from the gas place to go between the new hose and the copper tube - it's a different fitting. But all is well and the old regulator finally gets the flick.

If anyone has an old gas fitting from an ancient caravan like mine, and needs a joiner to connect the new regulator hose to the old copper tubing, here's a pic of the item you'll need. I shopped around Taree without any success until I was sent to a place called Pirtek that deals in fluid connectors. Cost me all of $3.75.

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-- Edited by GaryKelly on Tuesday 20th of August 2013 04:17:14 PM

Dougwe · Chief one feather

G'day Garry, me being me, I would wash all fittings in warm to hot soapy water and dry after using WD 40 or similar before putting it all back together. After it is all finished test with warm soapy water for leaks.

Looking at the pic it's good you are replacing it all, good move.

allinone · Senior Member

Great pics and advice thanks

justcruisin01 · Guru

Olley46 wrote:
GaryKelly wrote:

G'day gas people. I bought a new gas regulator and hose but I need to get the old one off first. I've tried undoing the nuts with a pair of spanners but I can't shift them. Any suggestions or tips? I'm not sure about which way the threads go either. They appear to have been there a helluva long time.

Gary ,if you hold the brass nut with a spanner in your left hand and turn the old hose anti clockwise with a spanner in your right hand should do the trick.

Lance C

-- Edited by Olley46 on Monday 19th of August 2013 05:56:20 PM

A risk damaging the doubble flare on the end of the copper pipe, do it the other way.

patrolst · Senior Member

Gary

Don't forget to use the gas thread tape when you are reinstalling the new lead, only on the fittings you have shown not the end of the new lead that fits to the bottle.