Char-Broil grill

[63burban4x4]

I've had the Char-Broil, IMO they are throwaways, don't last 5 years. We finally bought a WEBBER about 10 years ago, and I'll never buy anything else.

[cdowns]

i've been lookin at gas grills for awhile now// love my charcoal weber cant get rid of it// but for when theres power outages due to storms it seems to b a good idea to have a backup like a gas grill

all the places i've looked and it really seemed to me that char-broil was pretty far down the quality ladder as far as gas grills r concerned

i'm pretty sure when the time is right i'll get a weber gas grill from lowes


the bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of lo price is forgotten

[Ron 586]

Originally Posted by cdowns

i've been lookin at gas grills for awhile now// love my charcoal weber cant get rid of it// but for when theres power outages due to storms it seems to b a good idea to have a backup like a gas grill

all the places i've looked and it really seemed to me that char-broil was pretty far down the quality ladder as far as gas grills r concerned

i'm pretty sure when the time is right i'll get a weber gas grill from lowes


the bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of lo price is forgotten

Good advise.

[motornut]

i still see them for sale but Vermont castings can't get parts for them
had to weld the burners back in base rusted out at the join

[motornut]

i still see them for sale, but Vermont castings, can't get parts for them
had to weld the burners back in, base rusted out at the join

[TennesseeZ]

Originally Posted by cdowns

i've been lookin at gas grills for awhile now// love my charcoal weber cant get rid of it// but for when theres power outages due to storms it seems to b a good idea to have a backup like a gas grill

Not sure how a gas grille would be a better backup in a "lost power' situation, other than propane would be easier to store than bricquettes and starting fluid, but maybe there's something I'm missing. Neither one requires electricity does it?

I own a Lincoln gas powered welder/generator I use in power outages, has worked fine so far, but in an extended outage it would be much simpler to have a couple hundred gals of propane stored as opposed to gasoline, which is why I plan to convert it to propane before long. We use them everyday at work, no issues, actually more reliable than the gas machines.

[cdowns]

i wake up in the morning and need coffee// gettin coffee on a charcoal grill takes way too long// i have generator but dont like running it at 4-5 in the morning when i wake up and have breakfast


last hurricane was out for 10days


am still waiting till things are right and can get the GUV (FEMA) to buy me one

[TennesseeZ]

Originally Posted by cdowns

i wake up in the morning and need coffee// gettin coffee on a charcoal grill takes way too long// i have generator but dont like running it at 4-5 in the morning when i wake up and have breakfast


last hurricane was out for 10days


am still waiting till things are right and can get the GUV (FEMA) to buy me one

Didn't think of that. I would use my old Coleman campstove for that, it's the old model that runs on white gas and heats water in a hurry, but I guess the new propane models would do the same thing. I have a pot that brews on a timer so I have hot coffee when the alarm goes off, so I know what you mean about needing coffee first thing BTW, you're a good neighbor

[nds1968]

Originally Posted by cdowns

i've been lookin at gas grills for awhile now// love my charcoal weber cant get rid of it// but for when theres power outages due to storms it seems to b a good idea to have a backup like a gas grill

all the places i've looked and it really seemed to me that char-broil was pretty far down the quality ladder as far as gas grills r concerned

i'm pretty sure when the time is right i'll get a weber gas grill from lowes


the bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of lo price is forgotten

I understand what you are saying about price and quality. I had cheap $99 gas grills that lasted longer than this grill. So buying a $400 + 7% sales tax grill I expected it to last longer than 3 years. I think $428 is a lot of money and if you spend that amount on a product you should get a reasonable life expectancy.

[nds1968]

Well I haven't heard anything back from Char-Broil since I sent the pictures. They have my status as "Waiting For Call Center Response" Although they told me on the phone Monday that I would hear back from them later on in the day after I send the pictures. I sent another message today with no response