My sister emailed me this morning and said they were grilling steaks last night and the grill kept going out. (Full tank of propane) She knows I frequent forums so asked me to find the problem. The grill is 4 years old or so. I mentioned the regulator but using only kettles, anything w/ gas Im not to knowledgeable about. Anyone? Thanks.

My guess is also the regulator.

Could be the tank's safety regulator... do they know how to reset it?

Background in case anyone doesn't know about this one: Modern propane tanks have an internal regulator gadget that cuts the gas flow in the event of a leak. It's easy to trip it by accident, and once tripped, the grill may fail to light (or may light, but fail to get hot enough to cook). It can trip if you have a burner turned on when you open the tank's valve. Some tanks will also trip if you open the tank valve too quickly. It's a pain.

The procedure to reset is simple, though: Turn all the burners off. Close the tank valve. Wait 2 full minutes. Open the tank valve SLOWLY. Turn one burner on and light the grill.

Thanks I emailed to my sister, I will let you know what happens. I told her she should of got the performer

She may want to detach and re-attach the hose to the tank too.

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Originally posted by Dave from Denver:
She may want to detach and re-attach the hose to the tank too.

Yep, good point. If it's not attached properly, that can trigger the safety thing too.

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