Hello all. I was very excited to finally have the opportunity to play with an LX240. Now I am not nearly as excited. So from what I can tell after tinkering with this grill for a short hour or so....The knobs commonly break because they are the light up knobs with thin walled receivers. This knob also is part of the ignition system on this grill which is a turn and click. So the issues that I am having with this grill are the following.
1. Both knobs are broken at the valve receiver. I assume the knobs break on this model because sometimes the valve gets a little hung up or people forget they have to push and turn.
2. I have an additional wire underneath that is green and I dont know where it goes but it comes off the back of the ( knob light button ). Oddly enough on the back of this ( knob light button ) there are two posts and both posts carry a double green wire. One goes back to the big flashlight battery container and the other is not connected to anything nor can I find a spot to connect it.
3. The (knob light button ) works but sporadically I need to disassemble the pressed rubber boot somehow to remove corrosion.
4. The ignition via twisting the burner knobs does not work. Although one worked once....which was odd. I see these white cubes on each burner knob shaft or valve shaft....and I assume their job is to spark when the knob is twisted. I also assume that these are common failure points and that I need new ones. Please tell me I am wrong.
All of these issues are a great example of how if you add a bunch of silly electronic gadgets to something that is outdoors in the weather year round these items are sure to fail. Heck that wasnt even a good example...... How about this, my old kitchen appliances with very few gadgets lasted 15 years and were still working when I replaced them. The new kitchen appliances that I have now will most likely have failures within 3 years. Will send pics in the next post
1. Both knobs are broken at the valve receiver. I assume the knobs break on this model because sometimes the valve gets a little hung up or people forget they have to push and turn.
2. I have an additional wire underneath that is green and I dont know where it goes but it comes off the back of the ( knob light button ). Oddly enough on the back of this ( knob light button ) there are two posts and both posts carry a double green wire. One goes back to the big flashlight battery container and the other is not connected to anything nor can I find a spot to connect it.
3. The (knob light button ) works but sporadically I need to disassemble the pressed rubber boot somehow to remove corrosion.
4. The ignition via twisting the burner knobs does not work. Although one worked once....which was odd. I see these white cubes on each burner knob shaft or valve shaft....and I assume their job is to spark when the knob is twisted. I also assume that these are common failure points and that I need new ones. Please tell me I am wrong.
All of these issues are a great example of how if you add a bunch of silly electronic gadgets to something that is outdoors in the weather year round these items are sure to fail. Heck that wasnt even a good example...... How about this, my old kitchen appliances with very few gadgets lasted 15 years and were still working when I replaced them. The new kitchen appliances that I have now will most likely have failures within 3 years. Will send pics in the next post
But we prefer to work on tried and true simple technology. Here are some pics of the beast.
