Do you have a grill you brought from the US to France? Are you wondering if you can convert it to be used in France? I wrote an old post about it here, but now have some photos to go along with it. I have gotten lots of mail in recent weeks from readers who are attempting to do the same, are afraid to try it, or do not know where to begin. I make no guarantees, but it works for me. I know nothing about how much pressure should flow in a French grill vs an American grill. I barely know what kind of fuel is used in a French grill. All I know is that I broke the law when I converted my US grill to work in France, but I have been BBQing on my terrace for over a year with no problems..
To use a gas grill from the US in France is a very simple task, although I don’t guarantee anything. I bought a Weber grill in the US and when I moved to France I wanted to convert my US gas grill to use in France. When I went to the hardware store to explain my situation I was discouraged and told what I wanted to do was illegal. I guess they thought that would dissuade me, but that more than encouraged me to try it out.
The rubber tubing that runs between the grill and the gas tank is the wrong size. I just purchased a new correctly sized one. Then I bought silver clamps with screws and screwed them on tight so there would be no leaks.
When I purchased my tank of butane I think not propane, the regulator came with the tank. I just connected the regulator to the rubber tubing, then it latched on to the tank. There is an emergency shut off valve so I was not worried about explosions.
I have been using it for 1 year with no problems. I always turn the gas off manually when I am not using the grill, but I did this in the US too.
I think that is all there is to using a gas grill from the US in France.
Do you have any more gas grill hacks like this in France? Share them in the comments.
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