On 26 Dec 2005 12:47:09 -0800, "pumpkin" >
wrote:

>I'm hoping that somebody can help me out here. I bought a new
>CharBroil Advantage Series gas grill from Lowe's as a Christmas gift
>for my mother. The grill in question is 45,000 BTUs and has three
>burners, plus a side burner/griddle.
>
>Last night, I spent six hours assembling the grill and then went out
>and bought a 20lb. canister of propane today. Hooked up the propane as
>per the instructions and did the leak check. We then proceeded to try
>to ignite the grill.

SIX?? hours?

>Long story short, the three burners will not ignite. The electrode
>does spark, and appears to be properly aligned with one of the
>portholes in the burner.
>
>At first, we assumed there was something wrong with the connection
>between the propane canister and the regulator. However, when we tried
>lighting the burner - which runs off an extension of the main propane
>line/pipe - it lights up just fine. We also tried lighting the grill
>using the match method and did not get any results.

Looking at the manual (assuming you have model # 463453305), I wonder
about step 10. That's where you mount the console assembly and
connect the valves into the burner tubes. Looks like that's the spot
where one might not get the fuel to properly feed to the burners.


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