School me on Summit Platinum rotisserie burner

[Rich G]

Ok, so I have changed courses mid-stream, and I'm going to put my D6 I had for parts into service, and mothball the B4. I just did the LP orifice swap, and removed the NG gas parts from the bulkhead to test her out, and all six burners, side burner, smoker burner and rotisserie burner fire up like champs!

So, my question is this...... is there an orifice somewhere in the rotisserie burner setup? If so, where? Any idea if a standard Genesis/Summit LP orifice will work for this if there is one.

Thanks for educating me on this one. I've never had a grill with a rotisserie burner.....but I think I'm going to like it (once I find a replacement for the stock 36" spit rod.)

R

 

[Bill Pudim]

Ok, so I have changed courses mid-stream, and I'm going to put my D6 I had for parts into service, and mothball the B4. I just did the LP orifice swap, and removed the NG gas parts from the bulkhead to test her out, and all six burners, side burner, smoker burner and rotisserie burner fire up like champs!

So, my question is this...... is there an orifice somewhere in the rotisserie burner setup? If so, where? Any idea if a standard Genesis/Summit LP orifice will work for this if there is one.

Thanks for educating me on this one. I've never had a grill with a rotisserie burner.....but I think I'm going to like it (once I find a replacement for the stock 36" spit rod.)

R

Rich, the orifice is threaded into the gas line at the rotisserie burner.

 

[Rich G]

Rich, the orifice is threaded into the gas line at the rotisserie burner.

Ah, ok, that's where it is! Is it the same as an LP orifice for the other burners? I have spares of those, but if I need to size it for the burner BTU's, I'll have to order one. It lights fine, but it's a flamethrower due to the NG orifice.

R

 

[Bill Pudim]

I can’t say for sure as regular burners and rotisserie burners are two different animals, pull it out and compare, put one of your other orifices in and try it.

 

[THyde]

but it's a flamethrower due to the NG orifice

You could end up cooking a chicken in like 15 minutes!

 

[Rich G]

I had one LP orifice left borrowed from my Genesis Gold C, so I swapped that in there. Now THAT is what a rotisserie burner is supposed to look like!!!



Thanks, @Bill Pudim!

R

 

[THyde]

Now I just want to see a picture of the flamethrower!

 

[Rich G]

Now I just want to see a picture of the flamethrower!

I’m not swapping the NG orifice in just for that! Let’s just say flames were licking over the top of the firebox from that burner!!

 

[Bill Pudim]

I had one LP orifice left borrowed from my Genesis Gold C, so I swapped that in there. Now THAT is what a rotisserie burner is supposed to look like!!!

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Thanks, @Bill Pudim!

R

It looks perfect Rich, now that rotisserie spit…. It’s 42” long,

 

[Rich G]

It looks perfect Rich, now that rotisserie spit…. It’s 42” long,

Wow, 42"? I was looking at the Weber schematic for this grill, and it lists the spit rod as 36". I wonder if the motor mounts are different, so there's more space between the cookbox and the motor due to the mount? I'll measure when I get to that point.

R

 

[Bill Pudim]

Wow, 42"? I was looking at the Weber schematic for this grill, and it lists the spit rod as 36". I wonder if the motor mounts are different, so there's more space between the cookbox and the motor due to the mount? I'll measure when I get to that point.

R

That is the original motor bracket, why it’s offset so far, I have no idea.

 

[Rich G]

That is the original motor bracket, why it’s offset so far, I have no idea.

Must be metric!

 

[THyde]

How hot do those infrared rotisserie burners get? I've just somewhat recently learned that rotisserie chickens come out way better when you cook them around 450 or 500 degrees. Does the infrared burner get good and hot like that?

 

[Bill Pudim]

How hot do those infrared rotisserie burners get? I've just somewhat recently learned that rotisserie chickens come out way better when you cook them around 450 or 500 degrees. Does the infrared burner get good and hot like that?

It’s infrared, so yes and hotter.

 

[Rich G]

How hot do those infrared rotisserie burners get? I've just somewhat recently learned that rotisserie chickens come out way better when you cook them around 450 or 500 degrees. Does the infrared burner get good and hot like that?

I haven't done a heat test with just the roti burner running yet, but I will tomorrow (cooking my dinner right now, so it'll have to wait!)

R

 

[Ed P]

That is the original motor bracket, why it’s offset so far, I have no idea.

Probably because the heat might kill the motor would be my guess.

 

[Bill Pudim]

It’s the only grill I’ve seen with a bracket offset that much, perhaps their motors are susceptible to heat damage.

 

[Ed P]

It’s the only grill I’ve seen with a bracket offset that much, perhaps their motors are susceptible to heat damage.

The only other reason I can think of would be to ensure some sort of exclusivity for the Summit line, as opposed to a universal fits-all approach. I've noticed that there is not a lot of interchangeability with spit rods, so it very well could be that these are purpose-built for the Summits

 

[Rich G]

How hot do those infrared rotisserie burners get? I've just somewhat recently learned that rotisserie chickens come out way better when you cook them around 450 or 500 degrees. Does the infrared burner get good and hot like that?

I just ran the roti burner on high for 30 minutes and it settled at 340F. That's a bit low for a roti chicken, so I'd probably add a burner or two on low to bump that up a bit.

R

 

[THyde]

I just ran the roti burner on high for 30 minutes and it settled at 340F. That's a bit low for a roti chicken, so I'd probably add a burner or two on low to bump that up a bit.

From what I've learned here surprisingly recently, yes that will result in substantially better rotisserie chickens!