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If you have a gas grill like I do, then you know that after a season or two of grilling the steel heat plates get really nasty with food drippings and even begin to rust after a while.

And even though I winterize every year and remove the heat plates, wrap them and place them in the garage along with the grill plates themselves, they still somehow manage to rust.
The gas burners and cross over tubes are the worst and do wear out.
So instead of throwing the grill out and buying a new one, why not go on Amazon or visit Lowe’s or Home Depot and buy just those replacement parts.

For thirty bucks or so and some tender loving care and a bit of elbow grease you can get your grill back up to cooking condition in no time.

Start by making sure the propane tank is either completely disconnected or at the very least the gas is turned off.
Remove the grill plates and then the fun begins. The gas tubes and crossover tubes may be attached with cotter pins like mine are or they may be attached in some other fashion. So all you should need is maybe a pair of pliers and a screwdriver.

In any case, remove the old rusty and greasy ones. It might be a good idea to take a photo first so you know exactly how to put the new parts in.

Once you’ve removed them, now is your chance to really clean the inside of the grill – something we rarely are able to do. So find some sort of scraping tool.  I’ve found a really simple way to remove all of that old gunk – if you have an old wood chisel around put it to good use scraping all of that muck from the sides and bottom of the grill.
Next, grab your shop vac or similar vacuum.

DO NOT grab the home vacuum cleaner unless you want to face the repercussions of doing so.

Suck all of that nasty stuff out and clean to your heart’s desire until you’re ready to install the new parts.
Carefully lay out the parts and replace the old rusty ones with your brand new ones. This should take but a few minutes. Once installed, reconnect the propane tank and give it a try . Hopefully everything works.

Happy Grilling!

Thanks for reading,
Paul