PA Baker
Master Chef
We bought a new gas grill last spring--it's nothing fancy at all, but it serves its purpose. When DH pulled it onto the porch and cleaned it up this weekend, we couldn't get it to start. You can smell the propane, and hear it, so we're pretty sure it's coming through the line and up to the cooking element. We just can't get it lit.
We looked on the manufacturer website and it seems that we could buy a new starter/ignitor kit. Has anyone done this before? Does it sound to you that this is our problem?
I'm itching to grill and want to find a way to get it fixed!
We looked on the manufacturer website and it seems that we could buy a new starter/ignitor kit. Has anyone done this before? Does it sound to you that this is our problem?
I'm itching to grill and want to find a way to get it fixed!
) to see if it is producing a little spark. if it is sparking, the problem is usually a bad gas/air mix, often due to spider webs and other clogs in the venturi tubes (the gas "spigots" that go to the burners), or if one of the tubes has shifted. if there's no spark, then you can remove and either clean or replace the ignitor. the are usually held in by some kind of retaing clip or nut, sometimes within another removeable assembly. the ignitor will look like a small whitish tube with a wire coming out one end, and a small metal tip on the other end, where the spark jumps from. using a small file, contact burnish, or sand paper, clean the small tip and re-install to check for a spark. if it's dead, buy the replacement kit. try to get one specifically for your grill. the "universal" kits don't always fit that well. hope this helps...
