Chris_Vagnozzi
TVWBB Member
Hi all!
I'm new to the boards so thanks for having me
I acquired a Weber Genesis Silver C about 2 years ago from CL. I bought it for $100 in good-working order, just required some cleaning and degreasing. It was originally a gift for my wife since she has always been in love with her father's older Red Genesis (that has had some tasteful upgrades I might add). It's come time to do some maintenance on my grill however and this is what I've observed so far:
The knobs weren't pressing down well. Wife stripped 2/3 of them trying to light the grill. That said, I took the manifold apart including the valves. I cleaned all of the crap out of the valves, even soaked them in apple cider vinegar overnight and made them look like new. On my lunch break today I picked up some new springs since the others just basically fell apart in my hands. I bought some synthetic brake grease at AutoZone, but I wanted to double check what I'm supposed to actually grease on the valves. Should I be greasing in where the spring goes, or just that little zone around? Also, should I be greasing the top part of the valve? ie: where the valve touches the top of the spring and even above that where the knob touches?
You can tell I'm not a veteran, but just someone who appreciates their grill and wants to get it working like new again. I can't believe how source-able these parts are and they're not expensive at all Once I get the valves working in tip-top shape I'm going to do the burner tubes, grate and flavorizer bars. All advice appreciated!
I'm new to the boards so thanks for having me
I acquired a Weber Genesis Silver C about 2 years ago from CL. I bought it for $100 in good-working order, just required some cleaning and degreasing. It was originally a gift for my wife since she has always been in love with her father's older Red Genesis (that has had some tasteful upgrades I might add). It's come time to do some maintenance on my grill however and this is what I've observed so far:The knobs weren't pressing down well. Wife stripped 2/3 of them trying to light the grill. That said, I took the manifold apart including the valves. I cleaned all of the crap out of the valves, even soaked them in apple cider vinegar overnight and made them look like new. On my lunch break today I picked up some new springs since the others just basically fell apart in my hands. I bought some synthetic brake grease at AutoZone, but I wanted to double check what I'm supposed to actually grease on the valves. Should I be greasing in where the spring goes, or just that little zone around? Also, should I be greasing the top part of the valve? ie: where the valve touches the top of the spring and even above that where the knob touches?
You can tell I'm not a veteran, but just someone who appreciates their grill and wants to get it working like new again. I can't believe how source-able these parts are and they're not expensive at all
Once I get the valves working in tip-top shape I'm going to do the burner tubes, grate and flavorizer bars. All advice appreciated!
