Performer Gas Assist Mod

[Hogsy]

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

[Golly]

^grate work
will do this mod

[kendoll]

Hey Hogsy, do you need anything other than this to fit it to a standard Australian performer like mine?

Ken

[Hogsy]

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 

[G]

Theres some ingenuity....love that color.

[Jocool]

I showed the one I got from China for 3 bucks right?

[Red Kettle Rich]

For those of us that don't want to pay postage from down under, would this one work?

I wonder if using Butane is easier, cheaper & safer than refilling disposable Propane cylinders from a bulk tank with an adapter like this

[Hogsy]

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

[Jocool]

The butane has slightly different burning characteristics,  but nothing that will affect what we use it for. ie lighting the charcoal.

[CurtP]

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.

[swamprb]

For those of us that don't want to pay postage from down under, would this one work?

I wonder if using Butane is easier, cheaper & safer than refilling disposable Propane cylinders from a bulk tank with an adapter like this

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!

[Hogsy]

@swamprb  how do you turn the gas on and off?
And bump for mod month 😀

[Heyjude]

@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.. 

[zavod44]

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.   

[Hogsy]

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