Picked up an old broilmaster double grill today...


 

Eric-NH

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And it is a monster! The burners are in remarkably good shape. It was full of rust bits from the grates degrading over the years and there was a fresh mouse nest in it, but after a quick shop vac cleaning it looks relatively solid. The grates are shot, other that the two "shelves" in the oven side. No regulator as it was hooked up to the house directly. The old woman said her and her husband got it the late sixties or early seventies if she remembered correctly, and that it was "$400 something" and I would believe it. Seems quite heavy built. The only thing I can really see is that the divider between the two halves must have been subjected to a grease for at one point that warped it, but everything looks like it will still function correctly. Not sure how quickly I'll get to it, but I would at least like to see it back in working condition, whether I keep it or pass it along. No date codes or model number that I can find.PXL_20250930_215341398.jpgPXL_20250930_215352132.jpgPXL_20250930_215404365.jpgPXL_20250930_215439814.jpgPXL_20250930_215445146.jpgPXL_20250930_215448752.jpgPXL_20250930_215456312.jpgPXL_20250930_215527432.MP.jpgPXL_20250930_215628519.jpgPXL_20250930_220420960.jpg
 

This parts site seems promising. @Jon Tofte does this help you at all with yours?
Yes it does! Mine does have igniters, so the "universal" collector and related stuff could be a big help. Might also need one of those grates for the lava rocks/briquettes. At least they have SOME stuff. Still will need to improvise on some things.
 
Off subject question. Why is this thread down here rather than up in the gas grill section along with the other posts on it? Looks like the 2 should get combined. Or am I missing something? :unsure: :unsure:
 
Off subject question. Why is this thread down here rather than up in the gas grill section along with the other posts on it? Looks like the 2 should get combined. Or am I missing something? :unsure: :unsure:
I was unsure where to put it and didn't want to clog the "I'll just leave this here" thread. And it started there because I was sharing it, then it escalated when I was bullied into getting it by other enablers on this site 😂
 
It's alive! I didn't clean the burners at all. I hooked up the manual regulator that I was using on my traveler just to see if had a chance. It throws some SERIOUS heat. I do not think the thermometer on the grill side is accurate as it was only saying 400 but I could feel the heat from 3 feet away
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I pulled the grill side burner. I was able to blow a fair amount of rust or is it but there are still a few spots that seemed closed up with some scale. I threw it in my 5 gallon bucket of evaporust and will see what it looks like in the morning
 

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