The ad does not state that a regulator and hose are not included. The cost of the regulator/hose is about $18 to $25 which pretty much almost doubles the price of the single burner. It took me a little while to find one as I did not really know what I was looking for w/o a part #. If you are having difficulty finding the universal part try googling "4584657 hose" and you will get hits. Or go to the big box orange hardware store and look in their grill replacement parts section. This is where I found mine for $19. It attaches my gas grill's propane tank to the single burner. I have yet to try the burner but the brass fittings do screw together. Had I known beforehand that the hose/regulator were not included I would not have bought the burner - unless I already had a (used) single burner hose/regulator on hand that was a spare.... Hope this helps the hoseless:)