Patent ID: 7588804

Claim:
A method for providing gas to a reactor having a lid and a reaction chamber, the reaction chamber defined by a bottom portion, a top portion, and side portions; comprising: flowing a first gas through a first gas passageway in a connector, wherein the connector has a first portion attached external to the lid, a second portion attached external to the reaction chamber and detachably coupled to the first portion, and a seal between the first and second portions and surrounding the first gas passageway, and wherein the first gas passageway extends through the first and second portions; flowing a second gas through a second gas passageway in the connector, wherein the second gas passageway extends through the first and second portions; heating the first gas in the connector to a first temperature; heating the second gas in the connector to a second temperature different from the first temperature, wherein heating the second gas occurs substantially simultaneously with heating the first gas; and vacuuming leakage of the first gas and/or the second gas from the connector.