Rose and I were in Valle Escondido from the 11th through the 18th of October. Our mission; to purchase and install all of the kitchen appliances. One of the things that went pretty smoothly, but took a few days was hooking up our gas for the first time. For those of you about to “get gas”, here is our experience. We contacted Celinda who contacted Tropigas. Best to follow-up as everyone is busy and this is the best way to keep things on a schedule. We were only around for 8 days, so having things completed before our departure was a high priority.

Tropigas comes by to verify what is needed, then returns with the items and two propane tanks. This is so that you should never run out as long as you switch the empty tank timely enough. Our system took some hose fitings, a regulator and some other miscellaneious connections (all of which we were charged for). They hook up the gas and test your appliances. Be aware! Propane is denser than natural gas and delivered at higher pressure. The gas orifice fittings are smaller for propane and need to be converted if your appliance was set up for natural gas. Our burners were OK for propane, but the oven and broiler were not and Tropigas fixed the problem with the correct gauge fittings ($28). All told, the gas hook up was: 2 tanks ($45@), tank deposit ($35@), service hookup ($30), other parts ($110). So for just over $300 we were able to cook. The only reoccuring costs are the tank refills. Hope this helps some folks.
Greg