BroilMaster P3 Restore


 
Jay D in Jersey said:
That CI burner is a beast. I considered buying one but I don't think it would hold up well vs the SS one for my use.
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I think the guy got the grill for free about 12 years ago and put in the CI burner. He said he never covered the grill. This thing shed layers of rust. Must have been more than 1.5" of it in the bottom and I was sure the burner was shot. It is just so massive and thick that there is a ton more metal to go. I would also have gone for SS for a beach house. These grills still amaze me with regard to the grease management (there is none or maybe it just vaporizes it). The Webers I restore have tons of gooey and hard packed grease that need to be scraped and razor bladed off. With these BMs it kind of just turns / burns into dried dust in the bottom, that I scrape a little and can actually vacuum out. I have yet to see grease in any of the small pull out grease pans of the 5 grills I have done.
 
Joe Anshien said:
I think the guy got the grill for free about 12 years ago and put in the CI burner. He said he never covered the grill. This thing shed layers of rust. Must have been more than 1.5" of it in the bottom and I was sure the burner was shot. It is just so massive and thick that there is a ton more metal to go. I would also have gone for SS for a beach house. These grills still amaze me with regard to the grease management (there is none or maybe it just vaporizes it). The Webers I restore have tons of gooey and hard packed grease that need to be scraped and razor bladed off. With these BMs it kind of just turns / burns into dried dust in the bottom, that I scrape a little and can actually vacuum out. I have yet to see grease in any of the small pull out grease pans of the 5 grills I have done.
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The wire rack that holds the grease drawer on mine completely rusted to nothing. I was going to use a bent coat hangar to hold it but came up with a different idea. I'm using galvanized floor joist bridging....but I'm in no hurry for the reasons you mentioned. There was zero evidence of grease in that grease drawer. I've got the finished grill loaded in the back of my vehicle and we're heading down in a few hours. My son will help me get it up the stairs to our deck. I'm anxious to fire it up!! Pics coming soon.
 

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Project completed. This Broilmaster P3 is now in it's new home. Cleaned, painted, new bowtie burner, new ceramic bricquetts, new igniter and a bit of new stainless hardware. I fired it up after connecting the NG hose. It hit 500+ on the hood in just under 5 minutes. The cast SS grates, 304 SS cart and shelves make this grill almost completely impervious to this environment. The Weber S-210 hits FBMP in short order. I intend to maintain a arts inventory of the internals...spare burner, spare igniter, spare bricquetts or flame tiles. Will grill tonight on it. Not sure what yet!
 

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Jay D in Jersey said:
Project completed. This Broilmaster P3 is now in it's new home. Cleaned, painted, new bowtie burner, new ceramic bricquetts, new igniter and a bit of new stainless hardware. I fired it up after connecting the NG hose. It hit 500+ on the hood in just under 5 minutes. The cast SS grates, 304 SS cart and shelves make this grill almost completely impervious to this environment. The Weber S-210 hits FBMP in short order. I intend to maintain a arts inventory of the internals...spare burner, spare igniter, spare bricquetts or flame tiles. Will grill tonight on it. Not sure what yet!
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Looks great. I wish I had the folding SS side shelves but they would cost me 2x what I have in the grill. What's for dinner?
 
Nice looking P3. As for conversions Broilmaster is designed for VERY easy conversion though I believe NG ones are designed to run on a regulator rather than NG line directly into grill
 
LMichaels said:
Nice looking P3. As for conversions Broilmaster is designed for VERY easy conversion though I believe NG ones are designed to run on a regulator rather than NG line directly into grill
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This is news to me. I connected the existing hose that I had from my Weber S-210( which didn't have a regulator either). Also, the guy I bought the Broilmaster had it converted by a local Broilmaster dealer...although he did not apply a conversion label as the original states its an LP grill.
I don't know where a regulator would be installed on this grill. The gas inlet connection into the valve/manifold assembly is in a very confined space. It seems to operate correctly without one but I see they sell regulators for Broilmaster on Amazon. There is no regulator depicted in the manual nor listed on the parts list. I can only conclude that it might be model specific.
 
Finishing touch on the P3gy-1 Broilmaster. I added 304 SS hooks to the the shelves. I got these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XYZHY9T/?tag=tvwb-20
I used stainless screws. Drilling through the Broilmaster OEM stainless shelves took 2 new carbide bits. The water on the grill was compliments of Henri. This grill rehab is complete. I couldn't be happier with the Broilmaster. Just a better grill than the Weber S-210...which was a very good grill.
I decided to trash the S-210 after I grabbed the hood, grates, ss flavorizers, knobs and shelves. End of summer in a NJ Beach town is the worst time to be selling a grill!!
I intend to do some rehab work on the E-210 we have on the deck of our other home and will make it a Spirit hybrid!
 

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Jay D in Jersey said:
Finishing touch on the P3gy-1 Broilmaster. I added 304 SS hooks to the the shelves. I got these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XYZHY9T/?tag=tvwb-20
I used stainless screws. Drilling through the Broilmaster OEM stainless shelves took 2 new carbide bits. The water on the grill was compliments of Henri. This grill rehab is complete. I couldn't be happier with the Broilmaster. Just a better grill than the Weber S-210...which was a very good grill.
I decided to trash the S-210 after I grabbed the hood, grates, ss flavorizers, knobs and shelves. End of summer in a NJ Beach town is the worst time to be selling a grill!!
I intend to do some rehab work on the E-210 we have on the deck of our other home and will make it a Spirit hybrid!
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That is a great idea! I had tried magnet hooks but they did not stick to 304 SS. Can you try to see if a magnet sticks to these hooks? I did not see where it mentioned if it was chrome plated or what type of SS. Thanks. Do you cover your grill?
 
Joe Anshien said:
That is a great idea! I had tried magnet hooks but they did not stick to 304 SS. Can you try to see if a magnet sticks to these hooks? I did not see where it mentioned if it was chrome plated or what type of SS. Thanks. Do you cover your grill?
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I do believe these are solid 304 stainless steel. I had to drill to expand the existing screw holes. It wasn't so easy. In fact, I learned about drilling quality stainless steel...lower speeds and cooler surface to prevent "work hardening" as you drill. I broke two bits and torqued the head off one stainless screw before I got it dialed in.
Not only are the Broilmaster OEM stainless shelves 304 but the shelf support brackets are as well.
The built in Broilmaster hooks are kind of humble. There's only 4 of them and they are oddly shaped to hold some grill gear.
The only markings are stamped into the hook plates:" SUS 304".
I'll put my key hider magnet to it but I couldn't hide it under the Broilmaster shelves like I did with the Weber stainless shelves. Had to seek a new hiding place for the emergency key!
I do NOT cover the grill from April-December and it sits on our North facing deck...perhaps why the Weber sheet metal took such a beating.
 
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So, let's say you need a second gas grill (because Reasons.) You have a choice: an assembled but unused Broilmaster U3 (which needs to be converted to LP) for less than $200, or a used Genesis Platinum in good operational condition for about the same money.

Which do you choose and why?

(Any resemblance to any TVWBB member is purely coincidental. And hypothetical. ;) )
 
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