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Guest
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:42 pm
Odd thing: When I lit my standard Broil King grill it was okay (good
flame
etc.). About 5 min later, however, I heard a clicking that got traced
to
the regulator. I could feel the click in the regulator too. The
clicks
were occurring at a rate of 3 per second. The flame was anaemic at
that
point. I shut it down (after giving everything a tap--universal fix,
you
know) and lit it again about ten minutes later. Same thing: started
okay
but ....then the clicking and anaemic flame.

The weather here has been very warm for our area--Southern Vancouver
Island--in the neighbourhood of 35c--I think that's around 95f or
thereabouts. There was no frost on the regulator, valve, tank,
anywhere
along the hose. I cannot imagine that this (to us) major heat is a
problem.
Heck, this is nothing compared to Palm Springs, Phoenix, or Las Vegas.
(We're major wimps when it comes to hot weather! We don't tan, we
rust.)

Where is the clicking coming from?

Best,
Paul Corrente
Ernie Leimkuhler
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:01 am
Guest
In article <1171665769.410896.115980@j27g2000cwj.googlegroups.com>,
pcorrente00@gmail.com wrote:

Quote:
Odd thing: When I lit my standard Broil King grill it was okay (good
flame
etc.). About 5 min later, however, I heard a clicking that got traced
to
the regulator. I could feel the click in the regulator too. The
clicks
were occurring at a rate of 3 per second. The flame was anaemic at
that
point. I shut it down (after giving everything a tap--universal fix,
you
know) and lit it again about ten minutes later. Same thing: started
okay
but ....then the clicking and anaemic flame.

The weather here has been very warm for our area--Southern Vancouver
Island--in the neighbourhood of 35c--I think that's around 95f or
thereabouts. There was no frost on the regulator, valve, tank,
anywhere
along the hose. I cannot imagine that this (to us) major heat is a
problem.
Heck, this is nothing compared to Palm Springs, Phoenix, or Las Vegas.
(We're major wimps when it comes to hot weather! We don't tan, we
rust.)

Where is the clicking coming from?

Best,
Paul Corrente

Probably a blown diaphram.
They don't cost much to replace.
 
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