superbgt
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I really wanted an RV with an outdoor kitchen and after doing our research my wife and I decided to purchases a Jayco 285RSTS this spring. I was a bit leery about the grill but when I saw it was a grill and a cooktop I thought it would work for me.
After the first use, trying to rewarm precooked bacon from Costco in a frying pan and not even being able to get it sizzling on a calm day with no wind I thought I better dig in a bit farther to see why the output was so poor. Well this forum quickly let me know that was the way they were.
My first attempt at a repair was to drill out the jet to get more gas moving but after upping it by a couple of sizes to the point where I had to have the air valve all the way open to get a reasonable flame I knew I had hit the maximum output of the grill. I did a test run with two pots of water, one with 2 cups of water in it and one with four cups of water in it. After twenty minutes of high heat the small pot was at 170 degrees and the big pot was at 160 degrees I decided it was time for more drastic action.
A bit of checking told me that the Flame King YSNHT600 should work for me so I ordered one from Amazon for $150 (Canadian)
I had to do a bit of a rework on the grill drawer to make it fit properly
First, I did a trim off the bottom edge to allow the drawer to sit lower and make room for the grill.
Then the hole was too big so I cut a sheet of 1/8" aluminum for a top cover and mounted it onto the top and then cut the new hole for the grill.
Finally I did a cut on the outside edge and had a lower tray fabbed up to allow a slide out tray and storage for utensils.
I had a couple of drawer slides that matched the Jayco ones and with a bit more fabbing and fitting I think I've accomplished what I want. I only tried the grill once to fire it up and haven't actually tested it by cooking anything but it has way more heat than the Capital grill did.
The clearances are really tight but I got it to fit with no rubbing (after some adjustings)
After the first use, trying to rewarm precooked bacon from Costco in a frying pan and not even being able to get it sizzling on a calm day with no wind I thought I better dig in a bit farther to see why the output was so poor. Well this forum quickly let me know that was the way they were.
My first attempt at a repair was to drill out the jet to get more gas moving but after upping it by a couple of sizes to the point where I had to have the air valve all the way open to get a reasonable flame I knew I had hit the maximum output of the grill. I did a test run with two pots of water, one with 2 cups of water in it and one with four cups of water in it. After twenty minutes of high heat the small pot was at 170 degrees and the big pot was at 160 degrees I decided it was time for more drastic action.
A bit of checking told me that the Flame King YSNHT600 should work for me so I ordered one from Amazon for $150 (Canadian)
I had to do a bit of a rework on the grill drawer to make it fit properly
First, I did a trim off the bottom edge to allow the drawer to sit lower and make room for the grill.
Then the hole was too big so I cut a sheet of 1/8" aluminum for a top cover and mounted it onto the top and then cut the new hole for the grill.
Finally I did a cut on the outside edge and had a lower tray fabbed up to allow a slide out tray and storage for utensils.
I had a couple of drawer slides that matched the Jayco ones and with a bit more fabbing and fitting I think I've accomplished what I want. I only tried the grill once to fire it up and haven't actually tested it by cooking anything but it has way more heat than the Capital grill did.
The clearances are really tight but I got it to fit with no rubbing (after some adjustings)
