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HUKY 500 (T, J, SOLID, PERF) => Maintenance and Mods => Topic started by: SusanJoM on July 20, 2017, 02:49:21 PM
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That flimsy hose and those flimsy clips that come with your HUKY?
Not safe enough.
Protect yourself please.
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Mind telling me what specific connectors those were?
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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.
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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 (http://www.home-barista.com/home-roasting/huky-500-with-stove-lpg-propane-connection-t31400.html)
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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
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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 (http://www.home-barista.com/home-roasting/huky-500-with-stove-lpg-propane-connection-t31400.html)
Oh this is great, thanks!
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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.
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I think the link should be good. Thanks though :)
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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?
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I'll PM you
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That is an excellent document and it is now available in the Downloads Section of the Forum.
Thank you Michael.