On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:38:21 GMT, "Jason in Dallas" >
wrote:

>Can't remember exactly, but I believe it said the regulator is
>rated at 10.5 inches max pressure. Might I take a chance and get a little
>more aggressive regulator? I assume if I do this I may have to fiddle with
>#1 above but no big deal.

There's probably a very good reason why that regulator is used, and it
probably has something to do with not blowing yourself up or burning
your house down.

--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Who put these fingerprints on my imagination?"

Subject: Modifying Weber Summit gas grill for more heat?


> >Can't remember exactly, but I believe it said the regulator is
> >rated at 10.5 inches max pressure. Might I take a chance and get a
little
> >more aggressive regulator? I assume if I do this I may have to fiddle
with
> >#1 above but no big deal.
>
> There's probably a very good reason why that regulator is used, and it
> probably has something to do with not blowing yourself up or burning
> your house down.

Perhaps, but knowing manufacturers and lawyers I guarantee they erred well
on the safe side. For example if 15 inches means dangerous fire and the
engineers said don't let the regulator go above 12" yet 10.5" will give
enough heat to keep most people happy, they would rate it at 10.5" to be
double safe. In other words I'm certian there's wiggle room left in the
size of the flame and it's not at the absolute limit of safety right now,
probably far from it. I want more. I just grilled a ribeye this evening
and while I got nice grill marks on it and it was delicious an extra 100* or
so would be great.

However, I'm guessing the bottleneck is at the valves and not the regulator.

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 06:23:38 GMT, "Jason" > wrote:

>Subject: Modifying Weber Summit gas grill for more heat?
>
>
>> >Can't remember exactly, but I believe it said the regulator is
>> >rated at 10.5 inches max pressure. Might I take a chance and get a
>little
>> >more aggressive regulator? I assume if I do this I may have to fiddle
>with
>> >#1 above but no big deal.
>>
>> There's probably a very good reason why that regulator is used, and it
>> probably has something to do with not blowing yourself up or burning
>> your house down.
>
>Perhaps, but knowing manufacturers and lawyers I guarantee they erred well
>on the safe side. For example if 15 inches means dangerous fire and the
>engineers said don't let the regulator go above 12" yet 10.5" will give
>enough heat to keep most people happy, they would rate it at 10.5" to be
>double safe. In other words I'm certian there's wiggle room left in the
>size of the flame and it's not at the absolute limit of safety right now,
>probably far from it.

You're probably right. But I still wouldn't mess with it. Some things
are best left to those who know what they're doing, or are best left
alone. Messing with propane falls under one of those two categories,
as far as I'm concerned.

--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Who put these fingerprints on my imagination?"

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:38:21 GMT, "Jason in Dallas" >
wrote:

>I'm in the process of a partial rebuild of my Silver-B and noticed a few
>things:
>
>1) The burners have adjustable "carbuerators" meaning the hole that allows
>air to come in and mix with the gas upstream of the venturi is adjustable.
>I'm considering marking the current positions then attempting to tune them
>to get as much heat as possible. Any suggestions other than
>trial-and-error? Best way to measure heat at the greate or flame, or can I
>just eyeball the size of the blue flame?

The factory setting should be good for a long time. If you are having
problems, cleaning the manifolds, venturis, and jets should be done
first. The flame should be a series of clear blue hues from inside out
running from jet to tip. If not, eyeballing it is the way to adjust it.
Too little air and you will have yellow caps. Too much and the flame
will be unstable, starting at the bottom.

I usually set it half way between the last of the yellow and the start
of instability.

>
>2) On the side of the control panel and hidden by the endcap is a label, I
>lifted the panel while removing the manifold and see it describes the
>regulator. Can't remember exactly, but I believe it said the regulator is
>rated at 10.5 inches max pressure. Might I take a chance and get a little
>more aggressive regulator? I assume if I do this I may have to fiddle with
>#1 above but no big deal.

Don't do this. When you blow yourself up, and your neighbor, every one
will disown you, particularly your insurance company.