Title: How to Fix A Gas Grill (DIY) | Family Handyman
Headings: How to Fix a Gas Grill
How to Fix a Gas Grill
Broken BBQ? No problem! Rescue your old, broken grill in five easy steps.
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Step 1: Remove the cooking grate and rock grate
Photo 1: Remove the grate and rocks
Caution!
Step 2: Test the igniter
Photo 3: Check the igniter
Step 3: Remove and clean the burner assembly
Photo 7: Remove the burner
Step 4: Scrub the barbecue grill body
Photo 10: Scrape the interior
Degrease and Sand Before Painting
Step 5: Restore the wood slats
Photo 13: Refinish the wood
Paint the grill
Spray on primer
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Content: You clean grease and grime off the gas grill. Repaint oxidized and faded parts with high-temp paint, and replace worn-out parts (get replacement parts at most home centers). Your grill may not look exactly like the one we show in the photos, but the components will be similar. Start by removing the cooking grate, warming rack and lava rocks as shown in Photo 1. If the lava rocks are more than a year old or saturated with grease, replace them with new lava rocks or ceramic briquettes. The rock grate holds the lava rocks or briquettes above the burner. Under the rock grate there will be either a vapor bar or flame spreader, which protects the burner from dripping grease. Remove the rock grate and expose the burner as shown in Photo 2. The burner will be held in place with screws or retaining clips hooked into the venturi tubes. Caution!