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Gas Grill Repair
Topic Started: Oct 23 2004, 08:34 AM (726 Views)
cmoehle
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Chris - San Antonio TX
Looks like a slow, rainy day so I'm thinking I'll fix the gas grill today.

The main problem is the flame never gets hot enough. The flame is yellow instead of blue. I am told this is because it gets too much air.

True?

Suggestions for what to look for, how to fix?
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olstuf
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Yes Chris. Take it to a qualified repairman. Air adjustments are fairly easy on some of the burners, just adjust the slide on the tube. However, jets can be plugged, regulators faulty and burners can be plugged a bit. LP is something you shouldn't play around with unless you know what you are doing, like electricity. Tim Taylor the tool man was a good example of that. Seriously.
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cmoehle
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Chris - San Antonio TX
Appreciate worning, Bill. If you don't hear from me, know I didn't heed. :flamed:
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TrampleLad
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cmoehle
Oct 23 2004, 03:22 PM
...If you don't hear from me, know I didn't heed.  :flamed:

:nono: :thinking: :fire: :flamed: :ohmy: lol
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cmoehle
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Chris - San Antonio TX
Still here. Haven't started yet. Just back from shopping. Think I'll have a beer next. Then the grill....
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sylley2000
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Sylvia, Grand Bend ON
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It is now 2:31 PM EST. You still there? :floorrollin:

Sylvia
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cmoehle
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Chris - San Antonio TX
Still here. First thing I did was remove the gas tank. Now I'm breaking down the rest to clean it up.


Hey, Bill, or someone, above is mentioned "regulator"--what part exactly is that? There's what connects to the gast tank. And there's a piece with one hose in and two out, one to main grill, one to side grill.
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olstuf
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The regulator is in line someplace. Various grills and devices have them in different locations. It reduces the pressure from the tank to the proper level so not to copy Sylvia's picture. It should be the first thing on the hose before it enters the burner. Don't mess with it. A professional has the proper equipment to test it, I think it is 11 inches of water column but they can test it. They can "wax" us from the impurities in the LP. I'm having a senior moment about the correct term for that wax. It isn't uncommon, both the senior moment and the wax. Oil/gas wells often have to be cleaned because of it. Never use a flame for leak testing. Soapy water.
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cmoehle
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Chris - San Antonio TX
Must be the one in two out thingamajig. I cannot take it apart or remove hoses from what I can see, so won't.

I think I found the problem. From lack of use winters the metal part that spreads the gas to a distribution of small holes was clogged. Just never dismanteled this far before. I've blown it out with air compressor, cleaned all the holes. I've a feeling it will work fine now.

Or else decision time. Pay someone to replace regulator or buy another girll.

Bill thanks for making me cautious. Time to light up.....
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cmoehle
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Chris - San Antonio TX
Must be the regulator, which I cannot remove. Reminds me government intervention.

To replace or buy new, that is the question.
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sylley2000
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Sylvia, Grand Bend ON
I once told a customer of Haydn's that he soaked parts to get them clean in gasoline. The customer didn't bother to question what I had told him. He was working on his car and put the parts in gasoline. It caught on fire and almost destroyed his house.

From that day forward, I swore I'd never tell anyone about stuff that Haydn did.

Turned out Haydn wasn't using gasoline at all--it was just an assumption I had made. I'm not going to tell anyone what the solution was that he uses to clean the parts because I'll probably get someone in deep doo-doo! A 'little' knowledge can be a dangerous thing!

Sylvia
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cmoehle
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Chris - San Antonio TX
Doing nothing is worse. Taking precaution is the best you can do.
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kajtek1
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Chris remove any hose past the regulator and check if the propane is getting thru.
Are sure you have gas in the tank? :thinking:
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cmoehle
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Chris - San Antonio TX
Full tank. Propane getting through, just not enough? Hoses are clamped on so if I removed I'd never get back on that I can see.
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karmasasha
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For crying out loud! Go buy a new regulator. Even I know that. If the hoses are that brittle you need new hoses. Do you think they last for ever?
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