Gas grill fire starter

[jcummins]

Bought a Weber Genesis grill 3 years or so ago. The push the button to start the grill was really nice. After a bit didn't want to work. I took it off, clean it up, got it to working...last a short time, then stopped again. Sooo...lighting with those longgggg matches, which many times seems to break when you strike them. On a whim when in Rural King recently saw a Kingsford butane starter with the long snout. Bought it...took it out of the package, and thought this would be the answer. Seem to work easily. So put it away in the drawer since it was mid winter here.

Today went to use it....wouldn't work. Click click click...no fire.

WHAT is the best solution for this? Nothing seems to be reliable.

 

[thatguy]

did you replace the battery in the grills igniter? I used lithium in ours they seem to last longer..

also make sure that it is positioned correctly (over/near a gas hole).. you may need to remove the grates and burner covers to see it correctly..

Brian

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I have same issue. Bottom of battery holder corroded and doesn't work any more. I use lighter thru the front hole, works great. Would like to replace the bsttery holder but haven't been able to locate one.

 

[jcummins]

the the button on grill is corrosion/grease/etc, it's not a battery issue. It's positioned where it gets dirty very quick and grounding etc to complete the circuit is the culprit. I would like it to work, but keeping it clean is a PITA.

A long snout butane lighter would be best, but it seems EVERY one I've ever had is just bad junk.

 

[Richard]

We've just bought a couple of those lighters, about 10/12 inches long at the store and use those.

 

[jcummins]

We've just bought a couple of those lighters, about 10/12 inches long at the store and use those.

Do you have good luck with them?

Brand?

 

[Richard]

They've worked for us. I don't know any brand.... just bought them at the hardware store & dispose of when empty.

They are held in one hand with a trigger to ignite and as I recall, a slider to push forward as sort of a safety thing. Push lever forward with thumb, pull trigger and bingo.

I don't recall if they are something like $3.00 or $8.00

 

[Wagtail]

We've just bought a couple of those lighters, about 10/12 inches long at the store and use those.

That's what I use... now. The igniters on the few barbies I've had or used always seem to have a limited life, one or two years and then they give up the ghost. Probably due to grease build up, which can be cleaned but you always discover this when you've got a platter full of food in your hands so it becomes one of those 'get around tuit' things.

Then you forget; and you've got one of those long-lighters handy so you just use that.

 

[teejk]

The "sparkers" for the Weber Genesis aren't that expensive (might even be a generic item). As I recall you have a ceramic electrode on the bottom of the pan and the sparker mounted on the top near the control knobs. Other than that I think they provide a hole on the side to use with one of those Scripto type butane lighters. Just be careful if you like your eyebrows!

 

[motownbrowne]

Those long lighters never seem to work. I use a bernzomatic MAP torch for lighting grills, wood stoves, bonfires and many other tasks on the farm.