Thanks for the comment so far. All kidding aside, this is a GREAT place to hang out an learn about these great Weber products.
Hey Jude-
I don't think the grill was put together wrong, but for some reason this guy couldn't figure out where this panel went:
Luckily I asked him about it because he was "storing" it in his garbage can!
It's funny you guys commented about the tank. I was empty, so I took it to my local place for a fill. The kid looked at it and said, "Um... We can't do those tanks here". So, another 6 miles down the road and I found a place that could. Sort of.... The young lady hooked up the tank, and when she opened the valve on the fill nozzle, it popped off spraying propane everywhere. I helped her rehook it up and we got it filled, but she didn't think it was filled all of the way, so she let me go for free!
I need to download the manual for this grill because he burner doesn't seem to be burning correctly. It has a tall whispy orange flame and I'm guessing it should be more of a short bluish flame, correct? Is there any way to adjust the flame on this burner? I didn't see any movable 'damper' like you sometimes see on small gas burners.
Also, a couple more questions:
The previous owner must have broke the lid handle off, although I don't see any trama to the lid as if it was dropped or something. His "fix" was to drill some holes and install a couple of small bolts to hold on the handle. Would this be something Weber would stand behind by sending a new lid?
Adding insult to injury, it's apparent that he also pried up the vent by putting something under it and pulling up.
The vent now wobbles on it's rivet, and can be spun like one of those pin-wheels you stick in the grass on the 4th of July. He must have done this early in the grill's life as there is a lot of gooey build up under the vent now. I'm guessing the only 'repair' here would be to drill out the rivet, flatten the vent and reinstall with a bolt?
In the end, this WILL be a great grill, but it's frustrating because it's obvious this guy thought of this thing as "just a grill"....