My gas grill will not work. I discovered this after bringing home a new tank of propane, a bunch of chicken legs, and some lamb chops. In short, I'm not sure if I want to try to fix it or not, but I thought that I'd ask y'all for suggestions.
It's a Napoleon gas grill, which I bought around ten years ago instead of a Weber because 1) it has a different burner configuration that supposedly works better for indirect grilling, and 2) it was billed as better than a Weber with thicker burner tubing/etc. The real reason I went with it, however, was that you can remove the flame tamers and put a perforated cast iron plate on each half of the grill where the gas burners would light your charcoal for you. I used to run half of the grill as charcoal and half gas, as you can't add charcoal easily once things get hot.
Anyway . . .
I can't detect any gas flow or smell from the new tank. I brought the tank back to Lowe's, where it did indeed smell like gas when they hooked it up to a new grill outside (but it wasn't an audible hiss like I'm used to). I have checked the regulator and ran a brush along the outside of the burner tubes.
Normally, if I really liked the grill, I'd just call the grill shop I bought it from to come out and fix it (I don't have a truck or means of moving it). However, I'm planning on moving across the state soon and I don't plan on bringing this grill. If my new rental is compatible with it, I plan on replacing it with either a pellet grill or a charcoal grill.
Is it worth it to buy a new regulator/hose, or have someone look at it? Is there something simple that I can do? I haven't tried disassembling the grill to clean the insides of the burner tubes (I'm not mechanically inclined - a faucet mount water purifier or a new showerhead is about the limit of my skills. My drywall has a few areas where I tried to drill simple holes and ended up with cone shaped craters . . . ). I did turn the tank valve off and opened up the grill valves to clear the lines and (hopefully) reset the Flow Limiting Device, wherever that is located.
I intend to try to sell it, but I suspect that selling a non-working grill may not work as well as trying to sell a working one . . .
It's a Napoleon gas grill, which I bought around ten years ago instead of a Weber because 1) it has a different burner configuration that supposedly works better for indirect grilling, and 2) it was billed as better than a Weber with thicker burner tubing/etc. The real reason I went with it, however, was that you can remove the flame tamers and put a perforated cast iron plate on each half of the grill where the gas burners would light your charcoal for you. I used to run half of the grill as charcoal and half gas, as you can't add charcoal easily once things get hot.
Anyway . . .
I can't detect any gas flow or smell from the new tank. I brought the tank back to Lowe's, where it did indeed smell like gas when they hooked it up to a new grill outside (but it wasn't an audible hiss like I'm used to). I have checked the regulator and ran a brush along the outside of the burner tubes.
Normally, if I really liked the grill, I'd just call the grill shop I bought it from to come out and fix it (I don't have a truck or means of moving it). However, I'm planning on moving across the state soon and I don't plan on bringing this grill. If my new rental is compatible with it, I plan on replacing it with either a pellet grill or a charcoal grill.
Is it worth it to buy a new regulator/hose, or have someone look at it? Is there something simple that I can do? I haven't tried disassembling the grill to clean the insides of the burner tubes (I'm not mechanically inclined - a faucet mount water purifier or a new showerhead is about the limit of my skills. My drywall has a few areas where I tried to drill simple holes and ended up with cone shaped craters . . . ). I did turn the tank valve off and opened up the grill valves to clear the lines and (hopefully) reset the Flow Limiting Device, wherever that is located.
I intend to try to sell it, but I suspect that selling a non-working grill may not work as well as trying to sell a working one . . .
