Posted: 6/18/2014 10:31:10 AM EDT
| I have this problem that is frustrating the hell out of me. If I start one of the burners on the grill (there are five) and go to light another one, it's fine. However, if I have two burning and try to light a third, the previous two that were already lit drop to to practically nothing. It doesn't matter what two burners I have burning first, it happens every time. I tried romoving the hose and reattaching it after a minute but didn't help any. I DID run out of propane with the last use, could that have done anything? Could the regulator be bad? I've had the grill a good three or four years and it's worked fine until now. |
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Fuck off. 
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time for a new grill
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Clogged burners? Is the 3rd burner clean and typically away from drippings. Could be drawing all the gas if the other burners are restricted. Give them a cleaning. Nope, burners are all good. They will all burn normally if used one at a time. I even checked the venturies to make sure no spiders had built nests. |
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IF your grill has burners its not a grill its a stove and should be operated by your wife. the correct answer is charcoal and wood. I'm sure this helped Op's situation tremendously. Thank you for your participation... 
Op sound like your regulator is bad. |
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I'm sure this helped Op's situation tremendously. Thank you for your participation...
Op sound like your regulator is bad. Quoted:
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IF your grill has burners its not a grill its a stove and should be operated by your wife. the correct answer is charcoal and wood. I'm sure this helped Op's situation tremendously. Thank you for your participation...
Op sound like your regulator is bad. What do they run...about $20? May be worth it to buy it and try it. If it doesn't improve I could bring it back. |
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What do they run...about $20? May be worth it to buy it and try it. If it doesn't improve I could bring it back. Quoted:
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IF your grill has burners its not a grill its a stove and should be operated by your wife. the correct answer is charcoal and wood. I'm sure this helped Op's situation tremendously. Thank you for your participation...
Op sound like your regulator is bad. What do they run...about $20? May be worth it to buy it and try it. If it doesn't improve I could bring it back. Honestly I don't know because I've never had to replace one. The only other thing I could think of is that you have a leak but I'm putting my money on the regulator. |
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I have this problem that is frustrating the hell out of me. If I start one of the burners on the grill (there are five) and go to light another one, it's fine. However, if I have two burning and try to light a third, the previous two that were already lit drop to to practically nothing. It doesn't matter what two burners I have burning first, it happens every time. I tried romoving the hose and reattaching it after a minute but didn't help any. I DID run out of propane with the last use, could that have done anything? Could the regulator be bad? I've had the grill a good three or four years and it's worked fine until now. It was too low, so not enough pressure / flow of propane for three burners. Get a re-fill and you should be GTO 
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With the tank turned off, open a burner and let all pressure out.
Open the valve on the tank SLOWLY. Light the burner you left on and try the others. Mine will do that if you just spin the valve on real fast. Probably some safety shit (mandated by .gov of course). This is how I fix it. |
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just remembered this...
is it a exchange tank that you swapped out? they swapped me a tank with a messed up valve it acted like yours used it on a old style regulator on my weed burner torch worked okay on it, wouldnt function on my grill and once it got to 1/2 a tank quit completely
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Quoted: just remembered this... is it a exchange tank that you swapped out? they swapped me a tank with a messed up valve it acted like yours used it on a old style regulator on my weed burner torch worked okay on it, wouldnt function on my grill and once it got to 1/2 a tank quit completely If it's not the regulator, this can happen also.
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Quoted: If it's not the regulator, this can happen also. Quoted: Quoted: just remembered this... is it a exchange tank that you swapped out? they swapped me a tank with a messed up valve it acted like yours used it on a old style regulator on my weed burner torch worked okay on it, wouldnt function on my grill and once it got to 1/2 a tank quit completely If it's not the regulator, this can happen also. |
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It probably is the regulator, but before buying a new one bang the shit out of the old one with a hammer or wrench. Usually fixes it. Just smack around the disc and top a few times. Not while hooked up though. I'll smack the shit out of it tomorrow. Good tip on disconnecting it first. Sometimes I get so frustrated I get tunnel vision and safety is sometimes forgotten. |
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just remembered this... is it a exchange tank that you swapped out? they swapped me a tank with a messed up valve it acted like yours used it on a old style regulator on my weed burner torch worked okay on it, wouldnt function on my grill and once it got to 1/2 a tank quit completely It is an exchange tank actually... |
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IF your grill has burners its not a grill its a stove and should be operated by your wife. the correct answer is charcoal and wood. Not where I live. Right now we're under stage II fire restrictions. That means no charcoal or wood fires or Barbequing, EVEN IN OUR BACK YARDS. I have a wood smoker that has to wait and a gas grill for my burgers and steaks. |
| Is the hose in good shape? On my grill, I have to open the tank valve SLOWLY or the safety feature (?) thinks there's a leak and it doesn't flow anything. Are there crosstubes between the burners that may be plugged? And +1 for making sure the tank is completely filled. |
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I was just having similar problems and was about to buy a new grill or at least a new regulator. I saved a bunch money by doing the following:
Turn off the tank and disconnect the regulator hose. Open up all the valves all the way and let it sit like that for 2-3 minutes. The airflow will allow the refgulator to "reset." Turn off all the burner valves and reconnect. When you open up the tank valve again, do it slowly and then wait a couple minutes before opening up your burner valves. This will allow your system to pressurize and your regulator to adjust. Then open up your igniter burner and spark up. I did this 2 weeks ago and haven't had any problems since. YMMV. |
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I was just having similar problems and was about to buy a new grill or at least a new regulator. I saved a bunch money by doing the following: Turn off the tank and disconnect the regulator hose. Open up all the valves all the way and let it sit like that for 2-3 minutes. The airflow will allow the refgulator to "reset." Turn off all the burner valves and reconnect. When you open up the tank valve again, do it slowly and then wait a couple minutes before opening up your burner valves. This will allow your system to pressurize and your regulator to adjust. Then open up your igniter burner and spark up. I did this 2 weeks ago and haven't had any problems since. YMMV. Thanks, I'll give it a shot! |
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With the tank turned off, open a burner and let all pressure out. Open the valve on the tank SLOWLY. Light the burner you left on and try the others. Mine will do that if you just spin the valve on real fast. Probably some safety shit (mandated by .gov of course). This is how I fix it. do this....if you turn the tank on too fast it fucks it up and flows really slow. |
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I have this problem that is frustrating the hell out of me. If I start one of the burners on the grill (there are five) and go to light another one, it's fine. However, if I have two burning and try to light a third, the previous two that were already lit drop to to practically nothing. It doesn't matter what two burners I have burning first, it happens every time. I tried romoving the hose and reattaching it after a minute but didn't help any. I DID run out of propane with the last use, could that have done anything? Could the regulator be bad? I've had the grill a good three or four years and it's worked fine until now. I think I found the problem. 
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With the tank turned off, open a burner and let all pressure out. Open the valve on the tank SLOWLY. Light the burner you left on and try the others. Mine will do that if you just spin the valve on real fast. Probably some safety shit (mandated by .gov of course). This is how I fix it. Hillbilly nailed it. There is a regulator built into the tank valve. It keeps it from being turned into a badass flamethrower ( accidentally ). Close the tank valve. Open all appliance valves ( letting all the pressure off of the main gas line ). Close appliance valves. Open gas valve SLOWLY open appliance valve and light ( one at a time ). all this shit is on google ( somewhere )... I had the same problem. |
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I was just having similar problems and was about to buy a new grill or at least a new regulator. I saved a bunch money by doing the following: Turn off the tank and disconnect the regulator hose. Open up all the valves all the way and let it sit like that for 2-3 minutes. The airflow will allow the refgulator to "reset." Turn off all the burner valves and reconnect. When you open up the tank valve again, do it slowly and then wait a couple minutes before opening up your burner valves. This will allow your system to pressurize and your regulator to adjust. Then open up your igniter burner and spark up. I did this 2 weeks ago and haven't had any problems since. YMMV. This is the correct answer. |
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With the tank turned off, open a burner and let all pressure out. Open the valve on the tank SLOWLY. Light the burner you left on and try the others. Mine will do that if you just spin the valve on real fast. Probably some safety shit (mandated by .gov of course). This is how I fix it. |