My expensive BBQ grill is dead.
The guts of the unit have to be replaced. The stainless shell is still in great shape. But it needs new burners, new vaporizer trays, and all the brass gas controls need to be replaced. I replaced one of the broken valves a while back, but now another valve has literally blown out, flames shoot out of the front of the grill. So its time to either pony up some big money for grill parts or to throw the entire thing out since only the shell is worth saving.
The wife wants a new grill
Clearly repairing this grill has been overruled by the queen so we are going to get a new grill.
Took a look at the high end WEBER GENESIS models and SUMMIT models. Local store has them in various models from "nice" to "more than we want". I can buy an entire Weber Genesis grill for the cost of the repair parts for my ultra deluxe, but currently totally worthless grill
A Weber SUMMIT, the highest end model they make, cost less than than it would cost to replace my current grill head so I'm really wondering why the hell I paid so much for my current grill 
I really like the baked enamel finish of the black grill. Wife doesn't seem to care about the color. I'm just curious about the durability of the finish on the black Weber. Will it hold up for 5, 7, or even 10 years? We use our grills year around, never cover them. I know stainless will hold up to the elements but will the black model hold up?
FWIW, most of the painted grills from Weber use cast iron internals with porcelain coatings. I am not interested in those.
Just like the high end outdoor kitchen type grills, the top end Weber models use stainless grates, vaporizer panels, etc. Our local store offers the top end "EP" models which include all the internal upgrades so the only difference between the "EP" and the "S" models is the painted exterior. Hardware/big box/Amazon, etc all offer the standard "E" model and "S" models. The standard "E" model uses the lower grade cast iron & porcelain coated interior parts. Also, the SUMMIT models use thicker stainless, larger stainless grates, etc than the GENESIS models, but I'm not sure that a 7mm vs 9mm grate rod is really that big of a deal?
The "E" and the "EP" models look the same from the outside until you inspect the interior. The interior of the "EP" model is identical to the interior of the higher end "S" models, so I am either going to buy an "S" or an "EP" because I want the greater durability of the all stainless internals.
The guts of the unit have to be replaced. The stainless shell is still in great shape. But it needs new burners, new vaporizer trays, and all the brass gas controls need to be replaced. I replaced one of the broken valves a while back, but now another valve has literally blown out, flames shoot out of the front of the grill. So its time to either pony up some big money for grill parts or to throw the entire thing out since only the shell is worth saving.
The wife wants a new grill
Clearly repairing this grill has been overruled by the queen so we are going to get a new grill.
Took a look at the high end WEBER GENESIS models and SUMMIT models. Local store has them in various models from "nice" to "more than we want". I can buy an entire Weber Genesis grill for the cost of the repair parts for my ultra deluxe, but currently totally worthless grill
A Weber SUMMIT, the highest end model they make, cost less than than it would cost to replace my current grill head so I'm really wondering why the hell I paid so much for my current grill I really like the baked enamel finish of the black grill. Wife doesn't seem to care about the color. I'm just curious about the durability of the finish on the black Weber. Will it hold up for 5, 7, or even 10 years? We use our grills year around, never cover them. I know stainless will hold up to the elements but will the black model hold up?
FWIW, most of the painted grills from Weber use cast iron internals with porcelain coatings. I am not interested in those.
Just like the high end outdoor kitchen type grills, the top end Weber models use stainless grates, vaporizer panels, etc. Our local store offers the top end "EP" models which include all the internal upgrades so the only difference between the "EP" and the "S" models is the painted exterior. Hardware/big box/Amazon, etc all offer the standard "E" model and "S" models. The standard "E" model uses the lower grade cast iron & porcelain coated interior parts. Also, the SUMMIT models use thicker stainless, larger stainless grates, etc than the GENESIS models, but I'm not sure that a 7mm vs 9mm grate rod is really that big of a deal?
The "E" and the "EP" models look the same from the outside until you inspect the interior. The interior of the "EP" model is identical to the interior of the higher end "S" models, so I am either going to buy an "S" or an "EP" because I want the greater durability of the all stainless internals.
