Who makes the best hose for a propane tabletop grill?

[DonaldBabbett]

I bought a new hose from Lowe's 2 1/2 years ago and the damn thing leaks where it connects to the 5-gallon tank. Hissing sound. Cold gas comes out onto my hand. That crap was $25 back then and 6' long.

I have a nice Weber Baby Q 100 I paid $160 for 7 years ago and had to replace the $50 regulator just last year.

I just don't like to spend a lot of money to replace hoses often.

[kemasa]

Is it the hose that is leaking or the o-ring? You can replace the o-ring.

[c good]

I've had good luck with the Coleman brand.

[DonaldBabbett]

Is it the hose that is leaking or the o-ring? You can replace the o-ring.

No, there's gas coming around the area where the hoses is crimped.

[DonaldBabbett]

I've had good luck with the Coleman brand.

They didn't have Coleman in any local store, so I'm chancing a Char-Broil hose from Lowes' at $17.99 for a 4-footer. Will see how it goes...Lowe's hose, again.

[682beretta]

Brass barbed fittings, hose clamps, and 1/4 or 5/16 fuel hose. I have permanently plumbed grills with custom length hoses. I have had no
leaks over the past 16 years on my current set up.

[baih777]

You can find Coleman at Wal-Mart sometimes.
Coleman brand sold at stores that carry camping equipment.

[DonaldBabbett]

Brass barbed fittings, hose clamps, and 1/4 or 5/16 fuel hose. I have permanently plumbed grills with custom length hoses. I have had no
leaks over the past 16 years on my current set up.

My Weber Baby Q is a portable tabletop grill used for home, park picnics and camping. It would not be convenient to permanently plumb it and it runs off a 5-gallon LP tank. That might be OK for a permanent outdoor grill built into your deck or patio.

The Char-Broil hose fittings did look like they were more well constructed than the Weber brand that it replaced. The new Char-Broil hose still has a hand-twist-on tank connector. I'm using the new hose for the first time now. No sign of leaks yet. Weber has always made-high quality grills but shame on them for a crappy hose.

The hose that the crappy Weber hose replaced 2-3 years ago lasted 10 years and was assembled by the Uhaul dealer that sells propane. The Uhaul-fabricated hose I bought new in 2006 did not have a hand-twist-on tank connector but a brass one that required a big crescent wrench.

[TrailerparkTrash]

The key to making a propane hose last is after grilling, relieve the hose pressure by turning off the valve on the tank itself. Then open the burner to relieve the gas out of the system. The second thing is to keep the hose out of direct sunlight when not in use.