Weber Genesis Platinum, I bought in Wausau,Wisconsin. Will be drastically modified.

[Bruce]

 

[Cody Bratton]

I’m a fan of the silver cookbox. I think it would look better on shallow box though. It is a lot of silver from the side.

 

[MarkCuda]

I got the cookbox igniter installed, was waiting on Amazon.
Both main burner tubes and side burner have great spark, now I need to order a stainless hose regulator for it.

 

[Bruce]

What is the ETA for the red side burner cover?

 

[MarkCuda]

What is the ETA for the red side burner cover?

Next week sometime, I told him I wasn't in any big hurry, probably shouldn't have told him that

Red wheels now.

 

[Bruce]

Beyond installing the red burner cover, what else do you have planned?

 

[John-NY]

I got the cookbox igniter installed, was waiting on Amazon.
Both main burner tubes and side burner have great spark, now I need to order a stainless hose regulator for it.View attachment 103462View attachment 103463

Since you’re welding everything else, did you consider implementing the “never need to replace” ignition hack that @Bruce put on his forever grill?

 

[MarkCuda]

Since you’re welding everything else, did you consider implementing the “never need to replace” ignition hack that @Bruce put on his forever grill?

I know nothing about this ignition hack you speak of

 

[Ed_T]

As this is getting close to being fired up, it's time to deal with the height issue for your wife to start grillin'. Instead of lowering the grill, raising your wife with a nice gift that matches might be the right way to go. I figure about a two inch lift with these:

 

[MarkCuda]

THAT IS MY WIFE

 

[MarkCuda]

What a beautiful sight.
Maybe i don't need a stainless hose after all

 

[MarkCuda]

Beyond installing the red burner cover, what else do you have planned?

Nothing really stands out that I'm going to do to the grill that I haven't already discussed.

 

[Cody Bratton]

Since you’re welding everything else, did you consider implementing the “never need to replace” ignition hack that @Bruce put on his forever grill?

I like that mod A LOT! I may have to implement that on my build. That still works with the piezo igniter, correct?

 

[MarkCuda]

Bruce, what's this mod that people are mentioning ????
Nevermind, I found the mod you did.

 

[Bruce]

I know nothing about this ignition hack you speak of

I showed that to you on my FrankenGrill Mark. It is where you replace the old style collector box with the new style ceramic igniters they use on the newer grills.

 

[Joe Anshien]

I showed that to you on my FrankenGrill Mark. It is where you replace the old style collector box with the new style ceramic igniters they use on the newer grills.

You have a link to that igniter hack? I tried the build thread but did not see it. https://tvwbb.com/threads/05-summit-platinum-genesis-platinum-frankengrill-build-thread.85861/page-6

 

[Bruce]

No, I don't think I ever really highlighted it in that thread. I think I posted it in another thread though.

Basically, I just stole the little igniter bracket mount off an old Genesis E310 burner, then I spot welded it on a Genesis 1000 tube and now I can slide a ceramic igniter onto it just like if it was a Genesis E310 burner. Since the Genesis 1000 cook box isn't designed for the ceramic igniter, it is not quite as accessible and easy to change out, but still pretty simple. Besides, I expect it to last quite a while compared to the collector box ones.

I will see if I have photos or anything later.

 

[Jim Weber]

I remember discussing it - but I have no idea what thread it was in.... there was even talk about just using a hose clamp to hold it to the tube.

I don't know why someone hasn't made a GOOD SS collector box for the ignitor that would last 15-20 years....

 

[Bruce]

Here you go, I found the thread:

Thread 'Convert Genesis 1000 igniter and gas collector to E300 Ceramic Igniter'

Feb 22, 2024

Nice Wisconsin February weather so I thought I would take on a small project I had been thinking about for a while. I always thought the gas collector/igniter design on Genesis 1000's left a lot to be desired. I like the simplicity and reliability of the Piezo igniter, but the electrode/igniter setup was problematic. The gas collectors always corroded away to the point they stopped collecting gas well enough to ignite it or they just corroded to the point they no longer generated enough spark. When I first saw the ceramic igniters on the Genesis E3xx grills, I was impressed and thought...

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[MarkCuda]

Tanks red
Bottom rack red
And waiting for the sideburner cover from the powdercoater=red.
That's it on the visual part of the grill.
Of course, the inside cookbox stuff we won't see.