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Take it back to the store, natural gas is supplied at 1-2 psi, so its all up to your bbq, sounds like your burner is getting no gas(not much) it should not have a reulator at the hose, this is for propane tamks only
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I bought a new Brinkman from Home Depot this summer. I had the same problem using natural gas. I took the BBQ back for a refund. They are junk. It took us 20 minutes to warm up a hot dog.
Unfortunately, there is not a conversion kit available to convert a Ducane/Webber Grill from one gas type to another. In fact, there never has been, to the best of my knowledge.
The reason for this is that each model is tested and approved for a specific gas type. Whether it's Natural Gas or Propane Gas. Attempts to convert them from one gas type to another would then place all the liability on you, if something should go wrong, because of the conversion. Even the Owner's Manual states that.
My best advice, is clean the grill up and sell it to someone who wants a Natural Gas Grill. Use that money to put toward a new LP Gas Grill. That's the safest way to do it.
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Gerald, when you turned the gas tank valve back On, after replacing the burner, the OPD Valve in the grill tank partially locked up the grills gas regulator. To solve this problem, follow the steps below:
1. Turn the gas valve OFF and disconnect the hose from the tank. Wait 5 minutes.
2. Reconnect the hose to the tank and open the tank valve VERY, VERY, SLOWLY (Slow motion, slow).
3. Once the valve is fully open, light the burner farthest from the grill first and turn it to HIGH. Does the flame height look correct for the highest setting? If so, light the remaining burners the same way. Now, to all the flame heights look normal for the highest setting. if so, you solved the problem.
4. Close the hood/lid of the grill and allow it to preheat for at least 15 minutes. The temperature reading (if your grill thermometer is correct) should between 400 & 450 degrees F, depending on outside air temperature. Which is hot enough to sear a steak.
If none of the above corrected the problem. You will need to replace the grill's Hose/Regulator Assembly, because the regulator is partially locked up. You can pickup one at any home center or hardware store that sell gas grills and accessories for about $30.00. Take your old one with you for comparison purposes.
Hope this helped you to troubleshot and solve the problem. Happy Grilling!!
Perhaps, the reason you can't find the fuel conversion parts is that they are not convertible from one fuel type to another. Ducane/Weber makes both an LP model and a Natural Gas model of your grill, but no conversion kits. Because, as the Owners Manual states "Liquid propane gas is not natural gas. The conversion or attempted use of natural gas in a liquid propane unit or liquid propane gas in a natural gas unit is dangerous and will void your warranty."
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Hi,
You problem could be or probably is with the regulator...not enough gas
pressure...
Did the conversion kit give you an LP orifice for every new gas valve? LP gas orifices have smaller holes than Nat gas orifices. Can you smell gas when you turn on the IR burner by itself? Some burners styles have an air adjustment on the end that fits over the orifice. Make sure it's getting enough air. Also make sure your ignitor sparker is positioned where the spark can ark against the top of the burner. Ducane grills have rotary ignitors, so turn it (with gas off) and see if you can actually see where it's sparking. If it's not sparking in the right place, it will be difficult to light.
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