You cannot convert the one you have to run on a larger bottle its canisters only. Anyone who says they have a solution is working outside webers advice and guarantee.
For what it's worth b&q sell the canisters for £5 each which is the cheapest I've seen.
So are these Weber gas canisters specific to Weber only then..?..
(IF others were compatible, it may open up other options to explore, Re: adaptors/cheaper cylinders?)...
As Weber make hose/adaptors for some of their other BBQs but not the OPs model, and they've, understandably, advised against messing about running it from a larger bottle, I would just resign myself to the fact that I'm stuck with using canisters..
...and as such just concentrate on sourcing them as cheap as possible..
No they're not weber only, in fact they're a standard design 'resealable cannister' often going by the coleman brand. It's possible to refill them : schnozzle
But I don't see what would be incorrect with replacing the existing brass union with a spigot one as on my earlier photo, perhaps with another regulator, perhaps using the existing one only. Removing the existing one is a tricky though, I may have to apply heat, hence I was hoping someone else had done this, but it looks like I am the only one :)
Quote: Originally posted by moorlander999 on 01/6/2014
Purchased two Bbqs yesterday so we can have a good look at them at home...
Weber "go anywhere" - we have a large weber which is brilliant but not sure if this one can connect to a large calor cylinder as it came with a small screw on cylinder and we can't find any info on cylinder compatibility.
CADAC safari chef - looks good and plenty of cooking options but have to purchase a separate hose and regulator.
So which one ?
We have the original Cadac safari chef, been reliable for the past 11 years.
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Quote: Originally posted by wurzel58dog on 06/7/2015
But I don't see what would be incorrect with replacing the existing brass union with a spigot one as on my earlier photo, perhaps with another regulator, perhaps using theexisting one only. Removing the existing one is a tricky though, I may have to apply heat, hence I was hoping someone else had done this, but it looks like I am the only one :)
Hi Wurzel'...I want to say this, without trying to sound rude ..but it the fact that you "..don't see what would be incorrect.." about what you're looking to do, that some of us find troubling!
As has been said you CANNOT just cobble up an ordinary hose, using Fulham fittings(your "spigots"), just jubilee clipped on, BEFORE the regulator!..If going down the "homemade hose" route, you would still need to use a regulator mounted on the bottle! ..If you didn't,the hose and fittings will be subjected to full cylinder pressure..and will fail!!
(..and to add to this basic "oversight", you're now considering using heat to dismantle the current regulator/valve assembly!?...)
If, as you say, these are the same as Coleman canisters, have you looked at the HIGH PRESSURE hose assemblies and adaptors that seem to be available for them?....are any of those suitable?(threads?..pressures? etc)
Having said that (and again trying not to sound rude), in view of some of the things you've felt the need to ask, along with the fact that Weber have advised against running your model of bbq from a remote cylinder, then for yours and your loved ones safety, I'd say it's best if you just stuck with using the canisters or bought a BBQ that was DESIGNED to run off a "Calor" bottle... Sorry.
I'm a senior software engineer, some of the software I have been involved with routes oil tankers around the globe : so of course I would not dive straight in. Instead I opted to post on this forum to scope the problem out : and of course risk a FLAMING in the process.
The 'refill resealable cannister' idea is winning out here, if anything.
The hose on amazon looks like it may do the job, with a suitable reg on the bottle, but it'd be untested.
NB: We have a 2010 Conway Countryman folding camper, so big barbQs are a no.
Quote: Originally posted by wurzel58dog on 07/7/2015
...and of course risk a FLAMING in the process.
Well, if you had proceeded with one or two of your initial "ideas", that's probably what you would've got!
edit: Joking aside, there was a post on another forum a couple of weeks back, where someone had a gas hose blow out because someone (a "very knowledgeable chap") had connected up the poster's MH gas system to a French bottle, by just using an adaptor and low pressure hose (but with no regulator on the bottle!)..and as their system had a bulkhead mounted regulator, this hose/adapter was obviously fitted inline before that and therefore at full pressure....
I have binned our gas barbie and bought a Teppanyaki grill. Available this week from Aldi, £19.99. Ok, so it's electric, but it cooks steaks and fry ups brilliantly, ( with my help of course ) and it's a doddle to clean. No good if you don't have a hook up obviously. 😐
We bought the Aldi tep grill and cannot get it to stay hot, we have to keep turning it up and then it clicks off bought it 2 yrs ago so can't return it.
had a note book BBQ great for 4 yrs but now is getting a bit out of shape and needed replacing.
Looked and wanted the Webber as we have one for home but bit expensive.
But bought the Cadac grillogas bbq, only camped with it once and love it cleaner and easier to store.Go Outdoors had some good offers on for the Safari and Grillogas.
Quote: Originally posted by lidds0 on 15/10/2015
If the OP is still deliberating, since posting in June 2014, then he/she is either being overly cautious or hasn't been having many barbeques!
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Topic: Which BBQ
..but it the fact that you "..don't see what would be incorrect.." about what you're looking to do, that some of us find troubling! 
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