Carl's Grill Talk

Little or no gas to your burner means that somewhere between the burners and the tank gas is flow is blocked.   You can start on either end of the grill, the burners, or the tank.

If the gas is OK to one burner but low to all burners you probably have a faulty hose.   Go to the second section.

Otherwise you might as well go through this whole section including cleaning and checking the burners and orifices.   Always check your gas fittings for leaks when you’re done with the tank valve open and connected!

1.  If you try to light your grill and get little or no flame, the first thing to check would be the tank.  Is it full and the valve open?  Remember to keep fire away from the grill while you do this!!!

If you’re certain that you’re OK in that area, you should start by checking the LP hose connection to the tank.  With the LP tank valve closed,r emove the hose connection to the grill.  Place your finger over the end of the hose and open the tank valve.  Put the hose to your ear and slowly pull your finger away and listen for the flow of gas.

The hose regulator could be working partially or not at all.If you’re certain you have enough gas through the regulator hose then goto step 3.

2.  A cheap easy way to check the hose would be to get a replacement at Home Depot or hardware store and replace the old one.The hose regulator can always be found together in the grill repair parts section of Lowe’s or Home Depot.  They will be hard to find separately except on line and will usually cost more.

Recently, a man brought a brand new grill that was giving very little gas to the burners. One burner would get hot, but if the second and third were turned on, the gas flow would not be enough to stay lit. We replaced the hose regulator and the problem was corrected. The cost for the hose regulator assembly locally will be $15 to $25.

Some grills will have a regulator with two ends connecting to the main valve manifold and the side burner. Home Depot and Lowe’s usually have both in the grill section of their store with other repair parts.If you try replacing the hose-regulator and that fails to correct the problem, then you likely have an obstruction between the manifold connector for the hose-reg and the burners. Reconnect the hose regulator to the grill, connect the regulator to the tank and open the tank valve. Be certain that your connections are secure by using soapy water on the connections remade with the tank pressure on.