A covered patio with a built-in grill and navy painted cabinets, seen close at the grill's knobs.

San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area

Grill repair in Russian Hill.

Macondray Lane, a pedestrian-only lane in a hilly, wooded pocket of the hill, anchors a district noted for its historic buildings.

(844) 660-6426

Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm

San Francisco
Three things about Russian Hill
10 repairs we do here

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What Russian Hill does
to a grill.

San Francisco's fire department warns that refilling an out-of-date propane cylinder is against the law, and every cylinder is stamped with the date of its last inspection.

The department also advises leaving a propane grill's lid open while lighting it until the flame is confirmed, even on grills with electronic ignition.

It asks that a propane cylinder ride upright and secured in a ventilated vehicle and go straight home from the refill station.

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Tower living

A grill on a high terrace meets wind that a backyard never feels, and a burner flame up there can lift, flutter or go out, so tower visits check the wind guard, the hood and the gas pressure before the igniter or a valve takes the blame.

Balconies and small yards

Where a small patio or balcony allows grilling at all, a compact cart grill often stands close to a wall or a railing, and the maker's clearances to walls and overhangs are checked first, since heat on siding does more harm than any failed part.

Older housing stock

Mature trees over older gardens drop leaves and twigs into grill hoods and grease trays, and a tray full of dry debris under a hot firebox is how many grease fires begin, so it is emptied on every visit here.

A visit in
Russian Hill.

Four steps from the call to a working grill in Russian Hill, San Francisco.

What repairs cost

01The gas and the grill, checked first
02What failed, and what it costs
03Parts on the truck
04Lit before we leave

When a grill
cannot wait in Russian Hill.

In Russian Hill as anywhere, these four put the people at the grill in danger and mean the gas stays closed until we come: a gas smell at the grill, the hose or the tank, a grease fire that keeps burning with the knobs down, flame curling out behind the control panel, or a knob that turns to off while the burner stays lit.

All 17 problems