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Default Propane Grill Infrared Burner Question

Rick Blaine > wrote:

>Rick Blaine > wrote:
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>>I bought a Charbroil grill from Lowes a few months ago. It has 3 main burners, a
>>side burner, a ceramic rotisserie burner and a ceramic infrared searing burner.
>>The thre main burners work great as does the side burner.
>>
>>However, for the life of me I can't get the two ceramic burners to work. Using
>>the spark lighter or a grill lighter, I can occasionally see a small wave of
>>blue flame moving across the burner plate, but it doesn't take. Yes - know those
>>types of burners aren't supposed to have a visible flame. There's no burning
>>going on at all - no heat.
>>
>>I've checked the jets and there's definitely gas coming out of the valve.
>>There's no adjustible air valve as far as I can see. Any ideas as to what I can
>>try?

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>Sigh. For anyone Googling this in the future, a definite case of not RTFM.
>
>The ceramic burners will not hold a flame until they get hot. Basically, you
>have to hold the ignitor until the ceramic gets red hot. That's easily a full
>two minutes. They are also sensitive to gas flow, so having other burners
>running may starve them of the gas they need to stay lit.


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