How to Repair Gas Barbecue Grills

Barbecue grill can be useful when it comes to outdoor activities such as picnics and camps. Using a gas barbecue grill is convenient because there's no messing with charcoal that won't light and no hassles over discarding spent coals. Once you have a gas barbecue grill, it becomes your responsibility to maintain and repair the grill if problems arise. Repairing your gas barbeque grill need not be a complicated task.

Things You'll Need:

 Small knife
 Wire brush
 Aluminum foil
 Sandpaper
 Rubbing alcohol
 Cotton swab
 Wire
 WD-40 lubricant

Instructions

1. Open the lid and be sure that the gas is turned off before you start fixing anything on the gas grill.


2. Repair a broken grill grate by using an aluminum foil. Corrosion of the grill grade slats can cause it to separate from its grate. Take the aluminum foil and wrap it around the grill grate. Apply several layers in order to add more strength. Use a small knife and cut some thin spaces between the grill slats. This is to allow steady flow of air.


3. Clean the igniter thoroughly so that it will keep igniting. Corrosion of the igniter can prevent a spark from reaching the affected areas of the igniter. Open the collector box; it is located beside the burners. Use a sandpaper to sand the box ceiling, along with its electrode tip. This will get rid of any corrosion. Dip a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol and use it to clean the electrode.


4. Use the wire brush to clear the clogs in the burners. This may cause debris and other residues to fall into the burners, which will then block the gas. Take off the grill surface and the ceramic briquettes or lava rocks from the grill so as to reach the burners. Take the affected burner out and thoroughly scrub the inside of it using a tube-shaped brush.


5. Apply a lubricant to stuck valve knobs in order to free them. Position the valve knob between your forefinger and your thumb, grip firmly and then pull it out. Spray a small amount of WD-40 oil onto the valve stems.


6. Fix the restricted gas flow. Locate the gas jets and clean them. When the grill is not in use, spiders can sometimes nest inside the gas jets. This can adversely affect the gas flow. Remove the hex heads from the gas jets; clean out the debris and the webs that are on the inside, using wire.