Safe Gas Connections

[SusanJoM]

That flimsy hose and those flimsy clips that come with your HUKY?
Not safe enough.

Protect yourself please.

[Archiballz!]

Mind telling me what specific connectors those were?

[SusanJoM]

I wouldn't mind but I don't know.  When I first got my HUKY a few years ago my friend Cammie insisted I ship the stove to her and she had her brother-in-law upgrade the connections on both of our stoves.  What you see is what I got.   

If you want me to take better pictures which you could probably take with you to the hardware store, just let me know. 

[jasonclick]

i was checking into this today after I had issues with my stove trying to get it going for the first time yesterday. This link over at HB shows the parts someone modified it with. http://www.home-barista.com/home-roasting/huky-500-with-stove-lpg-propane-connection-t31400.html

[Archiballz!]

If you want me to take better pictures which you could probably take with you to the hardware store, just let me know.

That would be awesome

[Archiballz!]

i was checking into this today after I had issues with my stove trying to get it going for the first time yesterday. This link over at HB shows the parts someone modified it with. http://www.home-barista.com/home-roasting/huky-500-with-stove-lpg-propane-connection-t31400.html

Oh this is great, thanks!

[SusanJoM]

I suspect that link trumps my pictures since I didn't notice any identifying marks of any sort when I was roasting this morning.  However, if you still want more pictures of my connections, let me know and I will take some asap.

[Archiballz!]

I think the link should be good. Thanks though 

[Igneous88]

I just bought the connections from the stove, which is  a 3/8" flare fitting to the propane tank.  If you are interested I can link them on here, otherwise I was going to post with pictures and details when I actually receive the parts.

[Archiballz!]

I just bought the connections from the stove, which is  a 3/8" flare fitting to the propane tank.  If you are interested I can link them on here, otherwise I was going to post with pictures and details when I actually receive the parts.

I'd prefer your post

[Igneous88]

Let me start by saying that I requested Mr. Li put a 3/8" male flare fitting coming off the stove.  I prefer flare fittings so I do not have to use pipe dope or tape, but the national pipe thread (NPT) needs the yellow tape or pipe dope. Also, I did not have a regulator as I was trying to hook into my natural gas line at home.  Since then, I figured out that I didn't have the pressure needed to power the stove using NG.  When switching to propane, the following list of items are what I ended up buying from a company called Northwest Tank parts.  I will include some links to the items I purchased.  I ended up calling them to purchase the fittings, so I will not be including the links to those parts.

I'm going to list the items needed starting from the propane tank and ending at the 3/8" male fitting on the stove.

The first things is the POL adapter.  It's a 1/4" MNPT Full flow softness POL adapter.  I chose to go with full brass, but the one I have linked below is a plastic hand wheel and will work fine for most people.  My propane tank is outside and I think  brass will just last longer.

https://www.northwesttankparts.com/Full-Flow-Softnose-POL-x14MNPT-Plastic-Handwheel-p/me1654-mec.htm

The hardest thing for me to find was a regulator for a decent price. This is the one I ended up with and it's a 12"- 24" WC, roughly 3-6 kpa. The product is by MEC and the part number is MEGR-1912/197-MEC.  Link is below.  The 1/4" MNPT POL fits right into this.

https://www.northwesttankparts.com/product-p/megr-1912-fslash-197-mec.htm

I had them make a hose with a 3/8" inch MNPT (male national pipe thread) to fit into the regulator that has the 3/8" FNPT (female national pipe thread).  The other end I had them put on a 3/8" female flare fitting to then fit onto a 3/8" flare union like the link below.

https://www.whiteheadindustrial.com/p-27553-38-male-flare-union-yellow-brass-no-41160.aspx?gclid=CjwKCAjw2ZXMBRB2EiwA2HVD-PfSSeZmS77Eqbq7_aPd7z7vJzwM1D5eRE2L-0IR6Uz_I8BZdjLe-RoC67cQAvD_BwE

That fit into a 3/8" flare ball valve (female 3/8" flare to female 3/8" flare).  I don't have a link to the product, but if you call and ask for the part number AHF-V500P-6 and tell them what you want, they will find it.

This ball valve fits right onto the 3/8" male flare fitting on the stove.

Let me know if you have any questions.

[SusanJoM]

Nice work.
Nice pictures.
Nice documentation.

If you want to put that into a PDF I'd be happy to put it in the Downloads or Resources section.

[Igneous88]

Thanks, Susan.

I have a PDF that's 2.4 Mb, but can't post because of size limits.  Can I send it to you another way?

[SusanJoM]

I'll PM you

[SusanJoM]

That is an excellent document and it is now available in the Downloads Section of the Forum.
Thank you Michael.