| Taiwanese |
I have a problem with my natural gas BBQ. It's an old Sunbeam 460. I had it for about 4 years.
It's connected to my house gas via a quick connector. I just move the bbq in place then slide back the ring of the quick connector, push in the hose then the ring will slide back locking the hose (like an air hose in auto repair shop).
After connected the flame is so small. It was OK when I use it last year.
I have good gas coming out of the house. There is a valve prior to the quick connector. The valve is open but the flame is small.
Anybody knows what went wrong?
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| hammermdx |
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Originally posted by Taiwanese
I have a problem with my natural gas BBQ. It's an old Sunbeam 460. I had it for about 4 years.
It's connected to my house gas via a quick connector. I just move the bbq in place then slide back the ring of the quick connector, push in the hose then the ring will slide back locking the hose (like an air hose in auto repair shop).
After connected the flame is so small. It was OK when I use it last year.
I have good gas coming out of the house. There is a valve prior to the quick connector. The valve is open but the flame is small.
Anybody knows what went wrong?
:confused:
Check the venturi tubes on your grill and make sure there are no spiders or spider webs inside. There are special venturi cleaning brushes you can buy that are long and skinny so they easily slide inside the venturi tubes so you can clean out whatever is there. Here's a site with some instructions, the brush should run less than $5.
http://www.appliancefactoryparts.co...ter/burner.html |
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| komondor |
| If the venturi tubes and jets "holes" are all Ok there is a good chance the regulator has failed. i don't believe there is a difference between the LP and antural gas ones but your local place should know or it may say right on it. i had my grill for about 6 years and the regulator died had the same symptoms almost spent big bucks on new burners |
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| Taiwanese |
Thanks.
I will try cleaning up my grill this coming weekend and report back. |
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| nightguy |
| Do those have the safety device on them ? My Weber LP requires the user to turn on the tank valve before the burner valves or else the grill can't get hotter than 350. |
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| XStatic |
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Originally posted by nightguy
Do those have the safety device on them ? My Weber LP requires the user to turn on the tank valve before the burner valves or else the grill can't get hotter than 350.
The regulator will do that, if you have the output open before pressure is applied on the input it ends up shutting almost completely off and you have to close everything down and open the input side first to create pressure in the regulator before you open the output. |
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| G. COLTON |
Is a "regulator" something unique to natural gas grills? Never had one on a "bottled" gas grill.
G |
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| hammermdx |
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Originally posted by G. COLTON
Is a "regulator" something unique to natural gas grills? Never had one on a "bottled" gas grill.
G
Nope, it's on the hose that connects the tank to the burners. It's part of the assembly that screws into the tank. |
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| nightguy |
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Originally posted by hammermdx
Nope, it's on the hose that connects the tank to the burners. It's part of the assembly that screws into the tank.
Is there still a regulator on a house connection ? I was thinking of doing a natural gas hookup myself but not sure if it's legal where I am. Not sure if Mrs. Nightguy would let me get a new grill either.
If the LP burners go bad can you replace them with natural gas ? I have a Weber Genesis Silver B. |
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| XStatic |
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Originally posted by G. COLTON
Is a "regulator" something unique to natural gas grills? Never had one on a "bottled" gas grill.
G
Just the opposite. You probably won't use a pressure regulator on a natural gas grill since the pressure is regulated at the meter for the entire home.
For a LP tank the regulator is that silver thing on the hose
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If converting from LP to natural gas you will need to make a few changes.
LP provides 3500 Btus per cu. ft. of gas, while NG has only 1010 Btus. Therefore you need to exchange or modify the orifice to provide greater gas flow to get the same BTU level. Once you bump up the orifice, the control valve may be a limiting factor and might need replaceing/modifying as well. In some cases, you may need to change the entire manifold. |
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