I picked up one of these from the local camping store the other day and it screws directly onto a performer regulator
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=301191357343
It works great and the disposable butane cans are a helluva lot cheaper than the canisters
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^grate work
will do this mod
Hey Hogsy, do you need anything other than this to fit it to a standard Australian performer like mine?
Ken
Nope just the stove/ adapter
Like this-
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=301191357343
Edit: I did use some gas tape on the thread of the adapter so it sits parallel with the performer once it's attached
Theres some ingenuity....love that color.
I showed the one I got from China for 3 bucks right?
For those of us that don't want to pay postage from down under, would <a href=http://www.ebay.com/itm/Triangle-Three-Leg-Butane-Gas-Stove-Adaptor-Nozzle-Bottle-Screwgate-Transfer-/161041164332?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257ecd282c>this one</a> work? (http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTAwWDUwMA==/z/kuEAAOxylpNTTNfS/$_1.JPG)
I wonder if using Butane is easier, cheaper & safer than refilling disposable Propane cylinders from a bulk tank with an adapter like<a href=http://www.ebay.com/itm/Propane-refill-adapter-1-lb-propane-bottle-refill-Camping-summer-tool-/121360820063?> this </a> (http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTAyWDUyMg==/z/Jr0AAOxy38tTlxwh/$_1.JPG)
Hey Rich I was kinda thinking the same thing
I've been refilling the same 2 canisters with that adapter for 2 or 3 years and have been wondering how long I can refill them before they become dangerous, seeing as they don't have an inspection date like a normal gas bottle
The butane has slightly different burning characteristics, but nothing that will affect what we use it for. ie lighting the charcoal.
Quote from: stl-rich on July 19, 2014, 10:16:01 AM
I wonder if using Butane is easier, cheaper & safer than refilling disposable Propane cylinders from a bulk tank with an adapter
Why not just use a gas adapter hose so you can connect a 20# propane tank directly? I think the hose was $15 from HD. I'm not sure I'd trust refilling disposable bottles.
Quote from: stl-rich on July 19, 2014, 10:16:01 AM
For those of us that don't want to pay postage from down under, would <a href=http://www.ebay.com/itm/Triangle-Three-Leg-Butane-Gas-Stove-Adaptor-Nozzle-Bottle-Screwgate-Transfer-/161041164332?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257ecd282c>this one</a> work? (http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTAwWDUwMA==/z/kuEAAOxylpNTTNfS/$_1.JPG)
I wonder if using Butane is easier, cheaper & safer than refilling disposable Propane cylinders from a bulk tank with an adapter like<a href=http://www.ebay.com/itm/Propane-refill-adapter-1-lb-propane-bottle-refill-Camping-summer-tool-/121360820063?> this </a> (http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTAyWDUyMg==/z/Jr0AAOxy38tTlxwh/$_1.JPG)
For the older Performers- just for modification purposes:
In the US, Mr Heater sells an adapter fitting called a "Steak Saver" $$$, and its essentially a bulk tank refill fitting for a few bucks at cHina Freight!
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@swamprb how do you turn the gas on and off?
And bump for mod month 😀
Quote from: Hogsy on October 01, 2014, 02:06:55 AM
@swamprb how do you turn the gas on and off?
And bump for mod month 😀
There's actually a small inline valve on the regulator. At least on those older Performers.. 8)
How come you just don't get the Weber Q adapter hose so you can connect it to a big propane tank. Those tiny bottles suck. I got the hose and attached the big take last spring. JUst replaced it a month ago. I would never go back to anything else.
I think the hose/regulator setup is different here in OZ
Plus I move my performer around a bit and find it a bit more portable rather than dragging the large bottle around
I'm getting 10+ starts from one little canister and at a $1 a canister it seems like pretty good value
I also like the stock look of the smaller canisters