"Brian M." wrote:

When you shut off your BBQ, turn the tank off first and then the
burners after they go out from lack of gas from the tank.

Unfortunately that's not an option for me, as the grill is hooked up to
a natural gas line. I'll suggest it to the relatives with tank-gas
grills, though.

This
way, the excess gas is not in the line and the spiders won't seek
out that spot for their homes. There is something in the gas that
attracts them. Home Depot and others sell a flexible brush that
will clean out the pipe.

I've wondered about that. The spiders love to nest in the top of the
valve, where the gas comes out. In fact, I just cleaned one out of
there yesterday. Maybe they like the smell of the odorant in the gas.

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Ray Heindl
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