My grill makes a kinda "whooshing" sound - what is the noise?

[The Showstoppa]

i know getbig can solve all things so......my grill is only a couple of years old.  It makes a kinda "whooshing" sound coming from where the gas burns, like it isn't burning cleanly, but no gas odor.  But just wondering what the noise could be.

PS:  If I blow myself up, I'll be sure to post from the burn-unit.


And to keep this bbing related, of course I'm usually grilling chicken breasts and I often "carb load" while doing it.

[CalvinH]

i know getbig can solve all things so......my grill is only a couple of years old.  It makes a kinda "whooshing" sound coming from where the gas burns, like it isn't burning cleanly, but no gas odor.  But just wondering what the noise could be.

PS:  If I blow myself up, I'll be sure to post from the burn-unit.


And to keep this bbing related, of course I'm usually grilling chicken breasts and I often "carb load" while doing it.

What a suprise that a redneck can't grill on anything that isn't a rusty empty 55gal drum

[The True Adonis]

i know getbig can solve all things so......my grill is only a couple of years old.  It makes a kinda "whooshing" sound coming from where the gas burns, like it isn't burning cleanly, but no gas odor.  But just wondering what the noise could be.

PS:  If I blow myself up, I'll be sure to post from the burn-unit.


And to keep this bbing related, of course I'm usually grilling chicken breasts and I often "carb load" while doing it.

The Gas jets could be clogged by debris or insects.  

[The True Adonis]

i know getbig can solve all things so......my grill is only a couple of years old.  It makes a kinda "whooshing" sound coming from where the gas burns, like it isn't burning cleanly, but no gas odor.  But just wondering what the noise could be.

PS:  If I blow myself up, I'll be sure to post from the burn-unit.


And to keep this bbing related, of course I'm usually grilling chicken breasts and I often "carb load" while doing it.

Also, how full is your tank.  It sounds like you may need to refill.

[tendonitis]

The Gas jets could be clogged by debris or insects.  

x2, that's what I'd check first

[The Showstoppa]

The Gas jets could be clogged by debris or insects.  

Aha, tank is full, so I will look into that.  Any suggestions on how best to clean them?  I thought you were probably a griller...

[The True Adonis]

Aha, tank is full, so I will look into that.  Any suggestions on how best to clean them?  I thought you were probably a griller...

A little trick:

Disconnect the burners, then take them to a car wash/gas station with strong air hose and spray compressed air in them if you don`t have a compressor.

Or you can disconnect and give them a brush with your grill brush. 

[The True Adonis]

I`d rather use a Charcoal grill though!

You can`t beat the flavor and its simple.

[HICKSON]

Just the regulator acting up for different temp changes. Does it light? Does it burn efficiently? If its just one of those returnable tanks, the regulator (diaphragm) in it might be going out.

If it lights & burns well enough to cook your sausage then all is well in San Fran.

[HICKSON]

I`d rather use a Charcoal grill though!

You can`t beat the flavor and its simple.

QFT.

[Captain Equipoise]

I`d rather use a Charcoal grill though!

You can`t beat the flavor and its simple.

So true..

[Tapeworm]

Yep probably some clogs fucking with the airflow.  Once a year I hit the grills and undergrill with a pressure washer (water only).  Never tried it on the flame spreader tho.

[Butterbean]

Yep probably some clogs fucking with the airflow.  Once a year I hit the grills and undergrill with a pressure washer (water only).  Never tried it on the flame spreader tho.

Can I do that on an Infrared Heat gas grill w/ceramic plates?  I don't want to have to take anything apart because I'd probably break something  

Sometimes mine is lit and then Whoosh! and then that side doesn't heat up right again before I'm done grilling.

[dov]

Yee-Hawww godammit! A GAS grill in Apex?! Ye gotta be shittin me boy! Whadichyado win the godamm lotto or somefing?

[Tapeworm]

Can I do that on an Infrared Heat gas grill w/ceramic plates?  I don't want to have to take anything apart because I'd probably break something  

Sometimes mine is lit and then Whoosh! and then that side doesn't heat up right again before I'm done grilling.

Whoosh?  You too?  That Pet Shop Boys character gets around.

My undergrill is metal with ceramic briquetes ( ) and I do ok.  I'm sure your grills would lift off easy.  I'd guess the 'radiator' that the gas heats up (if that's what you mean by ceramic plates) would lift out for cleaning too, unless it's dead flat and easy to clean in place.  Be aware of your PSIs if you have a kick ass pressure washer and are hitting ceramics tho.  Maybe keep them on a solid surface to stop them cracking.  My electric domestic style is pretty wimpy compared to big motor driven units so never had any problems on the bbq, vehicle tyres, etc.

TA probably had the right idea.  If your flame spreader is whooshing hit it with a fine wire brush, maybe even a pick of some sort for the holes if there's junk burned in there and see how you do.  Tbh you could probably pick up new flame spreaders pretty cheap if cleaning them looks like an impossible job.

I'm not much of a grill meister.  Hope this isn't crappy advice!

[johnnynoname]

i know getbig can solve all things so......my grill is only a couple of years old.  It makes a kinda "whooshing" sound coming from where the gas burns, like it isn't burning cleanly, but no gas odor.  But just wondering what the noise could be.

PS:  If I blow myself up, I'll be sure to post from the burn-unit.


And to keep this bbing related, of course I'm usually grilling chicken breasts and I often "carb load" while doing it.

maybe your grill is owning other things in the house

get it- "WHOOOSH"

[Palpatine Q]

Im just shocked that Adonis uses a gas grill.

I would think he only uses a Firepit that was removed from an English castle circa 1200 ad and taken to America by sailboat....where it was reassembled by ancestors of the originals creators

[The True Adonis]

Im just shocked that Adonis uses a gas grill.

I would think he only uses a Firepit that was removed from an English castle circa 1200 ad and taken to America by sailboat....where it was reassembled by ancestors of the originals creators

I have a gas grill which I never use.  I only use Charcoal.

My Grandfather had a French Terrace built in the back, straight off the cooks lower kitchen and lined the entire thing with red brick ovens and fire pits and the center had a 15 foot giant A for our last name.

[Captain Equipoise]

Im just shocked that Adonis uses a gas grill.

I would think he only uses a Firepit that was removed from an English castle circa 1200 ad and taken to America by sailboat....where it was reassembled by ancestors of the originals creators

x2 and of course the charcoal would only be freshly made by French workers outside of Versailles ant sent to him via steamboat on a monthly basis   

But seeing as Adonis is a wannabe blue blood, he probably makes the charcoal himself in his winter chateau in Aspen..

[The True Adonis]

x2 and of course the charcoal would only be freshly made by French workers outside of Versailles ant sent to him via steamboat on a monthly basis   

But seeing as Adonis is a wannabe blue blood, he probably makes the charcoal himself in his winter chateau in Aspen..

I`d like to chop down the Redwoods and have them delivered via stage coach in a smoker car so that it will be ready to hit the grill by the time it arrives.

[Captain Equipoise]

I`d like to chop down the Redwoods and have them delivered via stage coach in a smoker car so that it will be ready to hit the grill by the time it arrives.

That would be awesome!

It's surprisingly easy to make your own charcoal..

http://e-charcoalmakingprocess.blogspot.com/

[Tombo]

I`d like to chop down the Redwoods and have them delivered via stage coach in a smoker car so that it will be ready to hit the grill by the time it arrives.

Implying you have the intelligence, sense and safety knowledge to cut down a tree and not 'accident' everyone around you

[Tapeworm]

Fuck I'm intrigued now.  Why would it whoosh?  All I can guess is that there is air backflow for some reason into the flame spreader and the flame is igniting just on the wrong side of a little aperture or two causing the air/gas to expand and whoosh through.  Or the force of ignition and expanding air/gas overcomes the gas pressure inside the flame spreader and the ignited mixture pushes itself back through the aperture momentarily and repeatedly.

Stella, yours blows itself out altogether with a mighty whoosh?  But not right away?  I'd guess that something is changing shape enough as it heats up to make this happen but if it relights right away that theory doesn't hold much water.  If it blows itself out it must be getting enough air from somewhere to intermix and go poof, and I guess the pressure from the poof delays the gas in the line long enough that there's no more flame left to ignite it by the time the gas resurfaces?  Don't know how or why you'd be getting air into the system when you've got positive gas pressure as indicated on the other side of the grill.  

Maybe a plumber/gas fitter will weigh in.

[michael arvilla]

I thought the thread title was
"My girl makes a kinda "whooshing" sound - what is the noise?"

opened under false pretenses

[Butterbean]

Fuck I'm intrigued now.  Why would it whoosh?  All I can guess is that there is air backflow for some reason into the flame spreader and the flame is igniting just on the wrong side of a little aperture or two causing the air/gas to expand and whoosh through.  Or the force of ignition and expanding air/gas overcomes the gas pressure inside the flame spreader and the ignited mixture pushes itself back through the aperture momentarily and repeatedly.

Stella, yours blows itself out altogether with a mighty whoosh?  But not right away?  I'd guess that something is changing shape enough as it heats up to make this happen but if it relights right away that theory doesn't hold much water.  If it blows itself out it must be getting enough air from somewhere to intermix and go poof, and I guess the pressure from the poof delays the gas in the line long enough that there's no more flame left to ignite it by the time the gas resurfaces?  Don't know how or why you'd be getting air into the system when you've got positive gas pressure as indicated on the other side of the grill.  

Maybe a plumber/gas fitter will weigh in.

I'll light my grill, let it heat up for awhile...and then put the food on it.  After awhile or sometimes right away (or even before I put the food on it) one side will POOF (if I'm standing right there I will scream) and go out and then it is whooshing but it will light up right away again but the whoosh is still coming from that side..there is flame there but it's dancing around on the ceramic plate and rarely heats up well again like the side that didn't go out. 

My grill is hooked up to a permanent farm size gas tank.