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Under high heat even stainless will rust. That's the way it it is. The higher the grade of stainless the less likely it is to rust.

My summit silver is about 15 years old. The first fire box lasted about 10 years before corrosion showed up. They sent me a brand new one under warrantee and it only lasted about three. There are areas of porcelain that were bubbled when I received it and that is where the corrosion showed...

I've been doing a mini overhaul on my silver summit A and I've got some corrosion on the lower main firebox along the the top front edge so it shows and its getting worse. The porcelain job on my grill wasn't great apparently. I'm wondering if there is a good way to address this. My plan was...

Forgot to mention that I found the weber cover on amazon for around $50. That beats the big box store price by almost $30.

I ended up buying the weber 7131 grill cover. Its about 7 inches too long and is a bit of a sloppy fit but it looks OK. If you need a cover for the summit silver A this is your best bet from weber. The unexpected benefit of being too long is that it is really easy to remove and put back on.

Yes !!! my oldest set of burner tubes is non-magnetic. I chucked up a soft wire brush in my drill press and they clean up pretty easily. I could put a shine on them but they'll just corrode again. The burner slots have sort of lost definition over the years - the long edge of the slots is...

Your link to deep cleaning has some really excellent info. Thanks.

I have several old sets that I've saved and I just wanted to clean up the holes rather than buy new ones. Of course buying new ones is the easiest solution. My weber is 15 years old and at least one of the sets I have are probably 304 SS - I'll check them.

That is a good idea. I use a new utility knife blade but its tedious work. Maybe the screwdriver is easier - similar concept, though. I was trying to avoid having to dig the corrosion out of the holes. If someone had tried it and didn't have success I didn't want to bother coming up with a...

Yes. My post states that I've already tried the wire brush and asked if anyone has tried using vinegar and water to clean out the tubes. I guess I'm on my own since everyone keeps telling me to do what I've already done.

I don't care at all about the corrosion ON the tubes. Its the corrosion IN the tube slots (holes). If you look at them closely they have corrosion IN the slots (making the slots smaller) and using a brush hasn't worked.

Has anyone tried cleaning the corrosion on stainless steel burner tubes by soaking them in a solution of white vinegar and water? This works great for removing corrosion from steel tool handles. The slits in the tubes for the silver summit series are hard to clean. I've used a new utility...

Today, I made a simple manometer and measured the static line pressure at my grill since I wasn't sure it is adequate. It turns out that its 8.25" wc (difference in inches between to top of one water column and the top of the other). That solves that. I guess I have adequate static line...

As I've heard them say over in Alabama, that'll eat!

Cheap is always my favorite feature as long as quality comes with it. Weber is definitely quality. Some models are better than others but they're all pretty solid.

The furthest valve from the regulator quit working properly about 6 years ago - lots of resistance and not smooth. I disassembled it, cleaned everything and the orifice and then reassembled. I lubricated it with high heat brake grease. Its worked well since then. I always save the burner...

He was here to service the house furnace so I would bet he did nothing to the grill - he probably didn't even know I have it. My plan was to put the manometer on the grill as you suggest. I've been pretty busy so it may take another week before I can get to it. I'll eventually solve it but you...

Yes my grill has a regulator. It came that way. I will make a utube manometer and see what the static pressure at the grill (before the grill regulator) measures. If its low i suppose I can get the gas company to reset it to the correct setting. I spent a little time at lunch looking for the...

I don't know if furnace has a regulator because I've never looked I was guessing. I get my furnace maintained annually. I have no control over who is sent to do the work. There is one guy in the rotation who is a complete nit wit. He always shows up hours late and then tells you about all...

You are right about the gas pressure. I looked up the usual delivery pressure and the required pressure at the grill and its 7 inches of water. My memory was way off. The guy who services my furnace told me that the pressure was too high a few years ago and he fixed it for me. He barely...