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Default Gas grill side burner question


> wrote in message
> The Fiesta has a side burner- the gas connects to the tank with a "T"
> connector, one hose goes to the grill, one hose goes to the side burner.
> This spring, the side burner is burning real inefficently- large 4-6"
> yellow flame that puts an incedible amount of carbon dust on the bottom of
> my wok, etc. The propane doesn't seem to come out of the burner holes
> with the same pressure (it even sound weak or slow before lighting). Is
> it worth taking the burner assembly apart for cleaning or more likely a
> problem with the on/off valve? (The grill side seems to work fine, so I
> don't think it's a matter of the tank or the safety feature).



Most likely you will find a spider nest in the tubes. Clean it out and it
will be as before. Some have a screen for protection, but the little
buggers still get in.