Weber Grilling - Answered Questions & Fixed Issues

use a good wire brush on the burners each time you use it before and after cooking. every season take the grill grates and flare reducers out and clean them well with a wire brush and or steel wool and clean out any residue in side the grill. make sure the grease catcher gets cleaned often as needed. blow out the gas manifolds with air in the spring to remove spider webs or insect webs etc. this should keep your grill working well for 10-15 years. replace the grates or flare plates when needed.also lightly clean the burners when you have the grill taken apart with steel woll then blow them out as well to keep all the openings clear. happy grilling.

Question edited for clarity, so few words, so many mistakes :>D Question moved from Kitchen Ranges to Weber Grilling category. Just behind the knob and valve there is a tube called a venturi that mixes propane and air and shoots it down to the burner. Your Venturi has a spider nest in it and is causing a flame just behind the knob. There is a special brush made to clean it out. https://www.google.com/search?q=bbq+venturi+brush

Venturi tubes - Q300

The Virtual Weber Bulletin Board https://tvwbb.com > ... > Weber Q, Pulse & Lumin Grills I clean the burner holes with either a very small drill bit or a gas welding tip cleaner. its amazing how fast they get restricted or plugged.

maintenance - weber? spider/insect screens

Lowe's https://pdf.lowes.com > productdocuments A WARNING: Turn your Weber® gas grill off and wait for it to cool before cleaning. Outside surfaces Use a warm soapy water solution to clean, then rinse with ... ..

any BBQ shop that sells weber from weber manufacturer parts store

dicking around with parts from the manufacturer is expensive, time consuming and will prove frustrating since even if you get it to work it will fail again in no time. Instead, consider getting yourself one of those extended butane lighters at the grocery store. The ones with flexible lighter shafts work best in most applications.

It's very simple buy the parts and follow the directions

They're very, very difficult to find, because Weber Grills ARE NOT approved to be converted from one gas type to another.

For more on this, please see the Weber FAQ link below.

http://help.weber.com/faqs.aspx

Click on the Weber link below for customer support and the nearest location that can service your grill. http://support.weber.com/ Weber com Parts Support

Actually, it's fairly simple, Nancy. Just click on the link below and you can download and print the Owners Manual for your grill. Happy Grilling!!

http://help.weber.com/manuals/pdf_files_2011/Gas/Weber%20Q/Q100120200220_OwnersGuide_41061_020708.pdf

Click on the manufacturers link to find the closest Weber parts dealer. Weber com Parts Support

Weber does not sell conversion kits due to liability reasons. Every part of the grill needs to be changed to convert. Cheaper to buy new grill, I have tried to piece together a parts list to convert, it is cheaper to buy new grill by the time you purchase all parts needed.

Check for a clog in the orifice.

Okay, what you are dealing with is called "vapor-lock". The way these grills need to be turned off is, close the tank valve first and after the burners go out, then turn the burners off. The way you are doing it is trapping the gas and you are getting a weak flame. Fortunately this is an easy fix. First, light the grill by turning the gas valve open, then turn the burners on to light the grill...as soon as that is done, close the gas valve on the tank then turn the burners off. Repeat this procedure until you get a good flame. If this procedure hasn't fixed the problem after the third time, you need a new regulator and regulators are easy to find in any home improvement store like Lowe's or Home Depot.

Also in the Manual in Section D9. :>D https://www.appliancefactoryparts.com/content/pdfs/135762-1.pdf ..

question edited for clarity. It will be the opposite of assembly in the manual section B1. https://www.appliancefactoryparts.com/content/pdfs/135762-1.pdf ..

Question edited for clarity and spelling 'oraffice' to orifice. Never drill holes! The size of jets is set to very high tolerances by the factory. The burner tube on this is a P-shape which makes it problematical to clean out the spider nests that live in there in the winter. It is a simple system, the gas shoots from the jet and mixes with air in the entrance to the burner tube and burns through the hole in the top. The only other possibility is that the pressure regulator needs adjusting. You adjust it with the burner set on the lowest position to achieve a flame that is low and stable and doesn't go out. https://www.weber.com/US/en/help/schematics/browse/50060001 ..

Orange flame is not enough air in the gas air mix. You have a spider nest living in the venturi tube and nozzle. Weber sell a special brush. The venturi tube is between the gas control knob and jet and the burner.

Clean the air inlet on the burner jets. Orange flame is just wasted fuel.

Don't worry, you'll be grilling in no time, if you follow these instructions:

1. Turn the gas tank valve OFF.

2. Disconnect the grill's hose from the propane tank and wait 5 minutes.

3. Reconnect the hose to the tank and open the tank's gas valve VERY, VERY SLOWLY (Slow Motion, slow).

Once the valve is fully open light one burner and turn it to HIGH. Has the flame height returned to normal? If so, light the remaining burner and turn it to HIGH. Do both flame heights look normal?
If so, you solve the problem! Remember to always turn the tank valve ON Very, Very Slowly.

Hope this helped you. Please let me know and Happy Grilling!!

Lightly tap on the pointy end of the thermometer, and it should snap out of the bracket that holds it. Snap replacement into position...