"Wayne Whitney" wrote in message
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On 2010-07-06, The Post Quartermaster
wrote:

So, what if I use the largest hose, 5/8ths, on everything.

There's more to the flexible connectors than just the fittings on each
end, there's the diameter and length of the flexible connector itself.

Each flexible connector should have on it a rating in BTU/hr. That is
the maximum demand appliance that connector is good for. So just make
sure that exceeds the input rating of your appliance. As long as that
is true, the size and details of the fittings on each end don't really
matter.

Cheers, Wayne

Current flexible stainless steel tubing all come with a label attached to
them that says how much BTU it can pass through the hose, just read the
label and compare with the input requirement of the appliance. No mystery to
it.