BBQ Grill - Propane not releasing into grill

[valuemkt]

Charbroil 4 burner grill - fresh tank of propane (stopped working on prior tank also) - gas not releasing into the grill. tried disconnecting the gas and opening burners to clear out - no luck - regulator ?? Need someone to diagnose / fix. Recommendations ?

[soonerforever]

Charbroil 4 burner grill - fresh tank of propane (stopped working on prior tank also) - gas not releasing into the grill. tried disconnecting the gas and opening burners to clear out - no luck - regulator ?? Need someone to diagnose / fix. Recommendations ?

Google cleaning venturi tubes....lots of you-tube videos available

[Bill14564]

Along with cleaning the venturi there are a few other things to check:

- Are the holes in the burner clogged or rusted over? (have this problem often)
- Is there debris inside the burner tube? (took a long time to finally check this. I needed to take the burner off, shake it, and run water through it)
- "Reset" the regulator. (Google this. It can be put into a "safe" mode if the burner is turned on when you open the tank. Simple process to reset it.)

[dewilson58]

Be careful!!!!

[Ecuadog]

This link may help.

Click here (https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/how-to-reset-the-propane-regulator-on-a-gas-grill/)

[Jima64]

Plenty of helpful youtube videos on this subject. After connecting a new tank of people, slowly crack open the valve.

[bowlingal]

call JB's grill cleaning and repair 352-459-9936. I needed a new regulator $40 with JB's

[thevillagernie]

clean everything related to burn and buy a new regulator..25.00

[Catalina36]

I had a similar problem, very very low flame on burners. Where really you could not cook on the grill. I found out I was lighting the grill the wrong way. With all of your burner knobs off, open the tank valve allowing the propane gas to enter the regulator and flow on both side of the diaphragm inside the regulator. Only takes about a good 5 seconds. Then you open your burner valves. Never had that problem again. Now if your gas tubes and burners are clear (no spider webs) and your tank is filled yes it can be a faulty regulator. You can buy a new regulator in Home Depot. Once I had a float in the propane tank get stuck had to change out tank.

[MIskra]

call JB's grill cleaning and repair 352-459-9936. I needed a new regulator $40 with JB's

Agree. JB's Grill Cleaning and Repair is the best. We had our grill cleaned and it looks like new. They took the whole thing apart and gave it a deep cleaning. Amazing!

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Highly recommend. There is no place like them in or around The Villages!

[davem4616]

When I hadn't used the outdoor BBQ grille for a period of time I experienced the same issue. Spiders often will build a web in the tubes.

So I "fire the grille up" once a week even if I'm not cooking on it now....seems to have eliminated the problem

[Larchap49]

Charbroil 4 burner grill - fresh tank of propane (stopped working on prior tank also) - gas not releasing into the grill. tried disconnecting the gas and opening burners to clear out - no luck - regulator ?? Need someone to diagnose / fix. Recommendations ?

Close tank valve, disconnect gas hose regulator assembly from tank, clean appropriate parts that transport gas to burners and burners themselves, reconnect hose regulator assembly. Open tank valve, open burner valves and light grill. ALWAYS open tank valve first before opening a valve to burners. If still not working consider replacing the regulator.

[bluecenturian]

If your grill is in good shape it may be the tank. I had the same problem and the employee at SPARR said the tank has a safety valve in it to prevent any gas from being expelled unless it’s connected to a hose/regulator. Sometimes the valve gets stuck if the tank is in humid changing weather. Brought the tank back and they replaced it free. Works fine now.

[dbressette1]

Clean out the line going into the burners, there is a spider that love putting their nest in there a flexible wire long enough usually does the trick

[askcarl]

Tank Safety valve. Close tank valve. close all grill burner valves. open tank valve. wait 10 mins for the tank safety valve to pressurize. Open grill burner valve and Light in your usual manner.

If that doesn't work, get a new tank. Don't forget the sequence. Grill valves closed. Tank valve open. Pause a minute. Light Grill.

[wamley]

There is a safety feature in the gas tank that stops or restricts amount of gas allowed in case the gas line becomes disengaged or broken. Take the tank off the grill turn it upside down and that valve will reseat. Reattach the tank to the grill and open the tank valve slowly and the grill should work fine. You may not need to have the valve fully open to have sufficient gas pressure for grill to operate. Full tanks have more pressure then 1/2 full tanks. Only open valve half way slowly and check the flames and if not enough open a little more.

[Langwelld]

You need to remove your valves. Take them apart, clean them with a solvent, lube them with caliper or heat resistant lubricant then reassemble and reinstall.

[ton80]

Charbroil 4 burner grill - fresh tank of propane (stopped working on prior tank also) - gas not releasing into the grill. tried disconnecting the gas and opening burners to clear out - no luck - regulator ?? Need someone to diagnose / fix. Recommendations ?

I had the same problem. Went through all of the recommended steps from Weber to get the excess flow device in the tank to reset. Did not work. Changed to a new tank. Did not work. I concluded that the problem was the pressure regulator on the grille line to burners. Replaced the regulator and line to the burners. Voila! The grille works normally.

Some suggestions for analyzing your situation:
1. You tried 2 tanks and neither fixed the problem. Therefore the problem is between the tank and the burners. The only possibility is the pressure regulator. Note the LPG pressure in the tank is a function of the liquid LPG temperature and does not have anything to do with the liquid level until all of the liquid has vaporized and the tank is emptied.
2. If the problem was with the safety device which limits excess flow when the LPG tank is opened after you opened the burner valves, you should still get a small flow of LPG. This should be enough to get a small flames when you use the igniters. If you can light a flame trying one burner at a time, and you never get any whiff of LPG smell, you are getting zero flow. The pressure regulator is completely blocked. Note since you tried different tanks, you should not have the same excess flow problem unless you opened the burner controls before opening the LPG tank control valve. Even then, one of the tanks should have reset when you followed the correct procedure.
3. Checking the burners for rust blockage is good but is not likely to happen in ALL of your burners at the same time.
4. Taking your burner regulators apart, cleaning in solvent, and lubricating with special lubricants suitable for a higher temperature environment requires special skills typically not found with the typical DIY person and should be left to specialty repair persons. That being said after using grilles for 50 yrs. the burner valves have never been a problem. The grille burners, flame bars gates etc fall apart first.
Hope this helps.

[gb1944]

Charbroil 4 burner grill - fresh tank of propane (stopped working on prior tank also) - gas not releasing into the grill. tried disconnecting the gas and opening burners to clear out - no luck - regulator ?? Need someone to diagnose / fix. Recommendations ?

Check the orifice where the gas comes out to the burner. Sometimes debris gets in the opening and reduces or blocks the gas flow.

[Curtisbwp]

I have had a ptopane grill for many many yesrs and have NEVER had a problem. And when it is worn out i repurpous it, i use ir as a planter.

[rphil11ort]

you may have spiders in the tubs...

[tophcfa]

Could be an air lock in the line between the tank and grill switches. This can sometimes happen when the gas is turned on at the grill switch(s) before opening the tank valve. Always open the tank valve BEFORE turning on the switches that allow gas to flow to the burners. Hope this helps😎

[dewilson58]

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[jellybean428]

Charbroil 4 burner grill - fresh tank of propane (stopped working on prior tank also) - gas not releasing into the grill. tried disconnecting the gas and opening burners to clear out - no luck - regulator ?? Need someone to diagnose / fix. Recommendations ?

spider web in line, perhaps?

[EdFNJ]

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