We just had a new stove installed (gas),
and have a couple of questions.

#1 -
I noticed that the stainless flex hose needed a sizing adapter
that was "straight cut" on the end that connected into the stove.
But the other end that connected into the flex hose
was "beveled/pointed/flared cut"...
The installer used pipe compound on the "straight" end into the stove,
but did not put any on the "flared" end threads.
WHY ?
That end had a tiny pin-hole leak
we discovered a week later with "blowing bubbles".

#2 -
I used my kids blowing bubbles to track down that very tiny leak...
We would just get a whiff of gas around the stove every so often.
Any other techniques or liquids to track down these kinds of things ??
Also - to find the leak on the vertical stove connection,
how the heck do you put the liquid UP onto the connector
ie - male flare is pointing up, and the female flex hose screws onto
it.
hhmmm - never knew gas lines could be so erotic
Anyway... I was spooning the bubbles over the connector
and it was really hard to get it UP into the screw adapter connector
area -
Almost needed a "bubble thickener" - maybe just a Q-tip vs a spoon -

tnx for any comments - Phil -