Weber 41455 20 Pound Tank Adapter Hose for Use with Weber Q and Go-Anywhere Gas Grill

I can say that these hoses work as advertised, but if you plan to leave it connected all the time (when you aren't there to watch it) and you have squirrels or other hungry rodents, they may chew through it. After they ate my second one, I was ready to give up on using my large tank. Then, I found an alternative adapter, made for a Freedom Grill FG-50, that works for any portable grill that uses 14.1 ounce propane tanks, but is covered in a stainless steel mesh instead of rubber. I hooked it up to my Weber Baby Q and now have a rodent proof hose and am happily grilling again. It's a shorter hose (the FG-50HA is only 3.5 feet long, not 6 like the one from Weber) but that was not a problem for me. Cost of the FG adapter was about the same.

If you don't have a squirrel problem, or will be unhooking it when not in use, then this Weber adapter is fine.

Without this after you open the valve on the gas tank and light the match you'll blow up. Yes, squirrels do eat it, so coat it with some pepper spray or something.

Some folks think this is just a hose, but it is not. It is a hose with function and style. At a sexy 6 feet long, this hose can bring your tank close to, or 6 full feet away from the grill. So, if you are a tank-a-phobic, this is the hose for you. Now the photo of the hose is slightly misleading. Yes, the hose is black and the adapter side is brass, but my hose has a green connector to the propane tank, not a black. So if you do not like green, beware.

So, if the color choice of Weber connector does not matter and size is not a big thing to you, then this is your hose!

How do you rate a black hose? It does exactly what it is supposed to do. That is a pretty strong endorsement, I'd say. I only wish it would also fit the old style 20lb. tanks as well.

I was sitting outside next to my grill, which I've only had for about a month, when I heard a hiss and a pop and smelled gas. My Weber Adapter hose had just failed - a piece of the outer cover had popped off. So I called Weber and they gave me the "it must have been a squirrel" story which is highly unlikely -- first, I was there when it happened and second, I've got a dog that hates squirrels! Further investigation of the Weber web site -- they've recalled a bunch of grills for defective hoses! I'm suspicious.
And disappointed! I love the grill but obviously this hose is not safe!