Genesis Silver – C side burner replacement valve & hose plus general restoration

[Stuart Graham]

Hello. I'm a newbie and this is my first post. I've been lurking a little bit and am very impressed with the forum and quality of posters! So, my mom has a Genesis Silver – C liquid propane grill (year 2000) that was used lightly for 2-3 years and hasn't been touched since. My plan is to start using it again. I recently spent some time cleaning it up and testing it out. I have never worked on a gas grill before and want to be sure I do what I should. When I tested it out, I initially had a leak with the regulator hose and have replaced it with the one listed below. My side burner hose and valve seem to be working fine, but I'm thinking it would be wise to replace them based only on their age. Unfortunately, it seems that part is no longer available and I'm not sure what the options are for replacing it. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Stuart

DOZYANT Propane Regulator and Hose

 

[Stuart Graham]

Additionally, any other general thoughts or suggestions based on these pictures would be greatly welcomed? Fyi … I've ordered SS grates and a Kong cover (links below).

Utheer 7639 304 Stainless Steel Cooking Grid Grate
Kong cover

 

[Stuart Graham]

A few last pics ...

 

[Samuel]

You have a great start there. Many of your parts are still in good shape. Mostly only appear to need cleaning.
One thing I did not know was that the side burner had a bottom pan like that. I have 2 and neither one has the bottom pan like that and the both seem to have the hose going from the valve to burner rusting out. Yours hose looks pristine if that is the OEM.

However I did see you do not have the left top thermoset table top.

 

[Bruce]

Yah, I would not worry about the gas hose to the side burner. Just test it for leaks with the soapy water test. That grill looks great as it is, but it is missing the left side thermoset table as Samuel noted. Is that just sitting off to the side some where? Those flavorizer bars are perfectly serviceable right now, but if you replace them in the future, find some 16 gauge stainless steel ones on Amazon. Don't go with 20 ga or 18ga and don't buy another set of the ceramic coated ones.

The only thing left to do is drop a big fat ribeye on there and enjoy.

 

[Stuart Graham]

You have a great start there. Many of your parts are still in good shape. Mostly only appear to need cleaning.
One thing I did not know was that the side burner had a bottom pan like that. I have 2 and neither one has the bottom pan like that and the both seem to have the hose going from the valve to burner rusting out. Yours hose looks pristine if that is the OEM.

However I did see you do not have the left top thermoset table top.

Thanks Samuel. Interesting about the bottom pan. Everything is OEM except the regulator hose I mentioned replacing above. The hose for the side burner looks good, but I'm trying to determine if I should be worried strictly because of its age (20+ years)?

I do have the left top table top. I just took it off for cleaning and haven't put it back on. See pic below.

 

[Bruce]

Yep, those hoses are never exposed to the sun and it looks and sounds like that grill was well stored for the last 18 years or so. I see older well used/neglected Weber grills with hoses that are still in good shape.

 

[Stuart Graham]

Yah, I would not worry about the gas hose to the side burner. Just test it for leaks with the soapy water test. That grill looks great as it is, but it is missing the left side thermoset table as Samuel noted. Is that just sitting off to the side some where? Those flavorizer bars are perfectly serviceable right now, but if you replace them in the future, find some 16 gauge stainless steel ones on Amazon. Don't go with 20 ga or 18ga and don't buy another set of the ceramic coated ones.

The only thing left to do is drop a big fat ribeye on there and enjoy.

Thanks Bruce. Very helpful. Yeah, I've tested with soapy water so I should be good then. Didn't know if that was something that should be automatically replaced due to age. If I did need to replace it though at some point, what's a good option?

Also, thanks for the info on the flavorizer bars. I'll be sure to go with the 16 ga when I replace them.

I replied below to Samuel on the left table top. Yeah, it's sitting to the side. I posted a pic below too.

Yeah, it looks like it's time for a run to the store for the ribeyes!

 

[Stuart Graham]

Yep, those hoses are never exposed to the sun and it looks and sounds like that grill was well stored for the last 18 years or so. I see older well used/neglected Weber grills with hoses that are still in good shape.

Yeah, the grill had a cover on it the whole time. Just stored outside under cover in the TX heat.

 

[Bruce]

I believe the only way to get the hose assembly for the side burner is to buy the entire side burner assembly if you can even find it for sale. I am not sure if you could fab in a piece of bulk hose or not.

The good think about grills is everything on them is pretty much designed to handle grill heat, so TX heat probably isn't going to be an issue.

 

[LMichaels]

Yep you should be good to go. As for missing bottom housing that is definitely not Kosher

 

[Stuart Graham]

Yep you should be good to go. As for missing bottom housing that is definitely not Kosher

Thanks - good deal! I assume you're referring to the bottom shelf (basket)? It's off to the side.

 

[Stuart Graham]

I believe the only way to get the hose assembly for the side burner is to buy the entire side burner assembly if you can even find it for sale. I am not sure if you could fab in a piece of bulk hose or not.

The good think about grills is everything on them is pretty much designed to handle grill heat, so TX heat probably isn't going to be an issue.

Thanks again Bruce. I'm glad I don't need to replace that hose assembly now. I was starting to suspect it might not be easy to replace.
Very true about the heat!

 

[LMichaels]

Thanks - good deal! I assume you're referring to the bottom shelf (basket)? It's off to the side.

No, the lower housing of the side burner. It's what I thought you were referring to

 

[Samuel]

Yep you should be good to go. As for missing bottom housing that is definitely not Kosher

Yes I agree. I was going to restore my C, but I have been debating on eliminating the side burner all together. Even more so now that I have this information.

 

[Richard in NS]

Yep you should be good to go. As for missing bottom housing that is definitely not Kosher

Are you sure the Silver C had that full enamelled pan like the 1000-3000 series. I have two Silver C’s and they only have a small stainless pan under just the burner.
Sorry, can’t post a pic as the kids are streaming and I can’t get enough bandwidth.

 

[LMichaels]

The ones I have seen are the same side burner as the number series ones. So I don't know

 

[Stuart Graham]

Here's the pics with everything put back together. Pretty sure this is exactly how it came except for the cover, SS grill grates, and regulator hose (just ordered a 3.5 ft hose since this one isn't quite long enough). Also matches the cover of the owner's manual that came with it.

 

[Stuart Graham]

Are you sure the Silver C had that full enamelled pan like the 1000-3000 series. I have two Silver C’s and they only have a small stainless pan under just the burner.
Sorry, can’t post a pic as the kids are streaming and I can’t get enough bandwidth.

99.9% certain the full enamelled pan came with it. Very small chance my step-father would have swapped it out early on, but possible.

 

[Richard in NS]

99.9% certain the full enamelled pan came with it. Very small chance my step-father would have swapped it out early on, but possible.

It is just strange though Stuart that Samuel and I both have two of them and they don’t have the black enamelled pan underneath. My 3000 does though. Maybe at some point they stopped putting them on the Silver C’s to save money.