MattSchiefelbein
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Hey all,
I found myself an 09-12 range Weber Spirit E310 on craigslist for free this past week. I love free things and have wanted a Weber gas to go with my kettle.
My wife has called this my "trash" as it didn't work when I got it. The burner tubes were terrible, the crossover was missing, the ignitor was missing the spark part, the grates are chipping ceramic and rusting, the flavorizer bars looked like garbage, the thermometer doesn't work, the floor where the propane goes had a decent amount of rust.
But, I was determined because honestly it LOOKED pretty decent.
I wish I has better photos as I've gone. So far I have degreased the inside and outside with vinegar and dawn dish soap. Used a nylon drill brush and a metal scraper on it. Got the inside of the firebox pretty clean too.
Yesterday I hit the firebox outside shell with Rustoleum BBQ flat paint. I put in new burner tubes. I can't secure the middle one because there is no bracket. But the grill won't really move so I'm okay with that. The outer tubes I slid under the old bolts I could not get out. They light and burn great now. New flavorizer bars went in last night too and I let it sit at high heat for quite a while.
I also used POR-15 rust inhibitor paint on the bottom shelf (in and out) and spots outside and inside the walls of the cart to kill off that rust. Perfectly strong enough to hold my propane bottle.
New cast iron grates arrive today that I will season as soon as I can to put in. I'm planning to move the thermometer from my old gas grill to this one if it will fit as well.
The biggest thorn in my side right now is the grease drip tray. Weber part 91534. It's stupid expensive and mine is rusting out and has a giant hole in it. The drip pan that it runs into was also rusted as were the bracket for it. So I'm planning right now to just wrap mine in foil and make my own catch can. Any other thoughts on a budget friendly approach to this? I'm already sitting around 100 bucks for parts.
Something I noticed yesterday - it gets pretty hot underneath in the cabinet where the bottle goes. Is that normal? I never really felt it to check with my last grill.
Also any thoughts on restoring the handle? It appears to be faded.
I'll attach more photos later, but here is the first day I got it with the POR-15 applied, as well as the grates I'm tossing.
I found myself an 09-12 range Weber Spirit E310 on craigslist for free this past week. I love free things and have wanted a Weber gas to go with my kettle.
My wife has called this my "trash" as it didn't work when I got it. The burner tubes were terrible, the crossover was missing, the ignitor was missing the spark part, the grates are chipping ceramic and rusting, the flavorizer bars looked like garbage, the thermometer doesn't work, the floor where the propane goes had a decent amount of rust.
But, I was determined because honestly it LOOKED pretty decent.
I wish I has better photos as I've gone. So far I have degreased the inside and outside with vinegar and dawn dish soap. Used a nylon drill brush and a metal scraper on it. Got the inside of the firebox pretty clean too.
Yesterday I hit the firebox outside shell with Rustoleum BBQ flat paint. I put in new burner tubes. I can't secure the middle one because there is no bracket. But the grill won't really move so I'm okay with that. The outer tubes I slid under the old bolts I could not get out. They light and burn great now. New flavorizer bars went in last night too and I let it sit at high heat for quite a while.
I also used POR-15 rust inhibitor paint on the bottom shelf (in and out) and spots outside and inside the walls of the cart to kill off that rust. Perfectly strong enough to hold my propane bottle.
New cast iron grates arrive today that I will season as soon as I can to put in. I'm planning to move the thermometer from my old gas grill to this one if it will fit as well.
The biggest thorn in my side right now is the grease drip tray. Weber part 91534. It's stupid expensive and mine is rusting out and has a giant hole in it. The drip pan that it runs into was also rusted as were the bracket for it. So I'm planning right now to just wrap mine in foil and make my own catch can. Any other thoughts on a budget friendly approach to this? I'm already sitting around 100 bucks for parts.
Something I noticed yesterday - it gets pretty hot underneath in the cabinet where the bottle goes. Is that normal? I never really felt it to check with my last grill.
Also any thoughts on restoring the handle? It appears to be faded.
I'll attach more photos later, but here is the first day I got it with the POR-15 applied, as well as the grates I'm tossing.