[keakar]

I appreciate all the helpful suggestions but I have no budget to create a new gas feed just for randomly boiling crabs once or twice a month. I think everyone can understand that is a little too much expense and trouble for "at the most" 3 or 4 boils a month.

so there will be no new gas line or anything other then plug and play solution that will fit my needs in connecting to the 1/2" gas line that ends at the back of the house. this is a 50ft 3/4" line coming from the street to the house, and then another 35ft 1/2" gas line plus 3 or 4 90's along the way after leaving that shutoff valve going up into the house, across the attic feeding the water heater and stove, and then out the back of the house. so for the most part there is little to no use of the gas supply other then the water heater so it will be like having a designated 1/2" gas line just for the burner.

keep in mind, nothing requiring involving the gas company, new lines run, or anything like that with the exception of possibly having the gas company come out and adjust my regulator to supply a little more gas pressure to the house using the same line if need be is what I am looking for, a basic plug and play solution.

the one thing that keeps rattling around in my little brain is these $300 cookers say to just hook it straight to your house gas line and don't say anything about needing dedicated lines, more pressure, or larger gas line sizes. maybe its just something you find out about later but im confused why there aren't many people claiming they don't work since we all know most people buying them will hook them up just as I am thinking of doing. I think what you guys are saying might be true but then the people selling them are not saying any of this is needed so im back and forth on this not knowing for sure.