A technician in a plain gray work shirt slides a stainless spit rod into a rotisserie motor fixed to the side of an open stainless built-in grill on a patio, the rear infrared burner of the grill cold and dark, the grates in place and empty, daylight, seasonless.

Grill
Rotisserie and Back Burner Repair

A rotisserie motor that will not turn, a dragging spit, or a back burner that stays dark: motor, bushings, spit and rear infrared burner fixed.

(844) 660-6426

Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm

Low to moderate cost band
5 steps on the visit
3 problems it answers

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What the grill rotisserie and back burner repair
involves.

A grill rotisserie is three parts working together: an electric motor that clips onto a bracket at one side of the hood, a spit rod that runs across the grill on a bushing at the far side, and on many grills an infrared back burner on the rear wall that roasts the turning meat from behind. The technician starts with what the owner sees. A motor that hums without turning, or turns and stalls under load, is tested off the grill and its cord and outlet checked, since the motor plugs into a weatherproof outlet or the grill's own power supply. A spit that grinds or drags is checked for a bent rod, a dry or worn bushing, forks set off balance, or a bracket that rust has pushed out of line. The back burner has its own valve, orifice and igniter, and it is lit and watched like any infrared burner: a quick catch and an even orange glow across the full width. Parts that failed are replaced with the maker's pieces, the spit is balanced, and the whole set runs under load for several minutes before the visit ends.

How the visit goes

What it usually costsLow to moderate · Rotisserie motor, spit, bushing, or the rear infrared back burner

A bushing or a straight new spit is modest. A replacement rotisserie motor sits in the middle, and a back burner with its igniter and valve, fitted along the rear wall of the hood, is the fuller job.

Answers 3 problemsGrill Rotisserie Not Turning or Stalling Under Load

Gas Grill Won't Light: Knob On, Clicking, No Flame · Grill Uneven Heat: Hot Spots and Cold Corners on the Grates

Comes up most onBuilt-in gas grill

Freestanding gas grill · Infrared grill

Grill rotisserie and back burner repair,
step by step.

Run the rotisserie under load with the back burner glowing, and leave it turning evenly at full speed.

Run the motor on the spit and light the back burner, and note what turns, what drags and what stays dark.

Test the motor and its cord and outlet, and check the spit, the forks, the bushing and the bracket.

Look over the back burner's face, igniter, valve and orifice, and its shield from grease.

Replace the failed motor, bushing, spit or back burner part, and balance the spit.

Run the rotisserie under load with the back burner glowing, and leave it turning evenly at full speed.

The problems
it answers.

3 of them, from grill rotisserie not turning or stalling under load to grill uneven heat: hot spots and cold corners on the grates.

All problems

A built-in stainless grill head in a stone island with its lid raised, a whole chicken on a rotisserie spit sagging to one side and slipping in its forks, the motor on its bracket at the side, the rear infrared back burner glowing orange.

Most common

Grill Rotisserie Not Turning or Stalling Under Load

6 causes, cheapest first

Before you call

Tell us this when you book

Whether the motor hums, turns slowly, stalls, or is silent
Whether the back burner lights, and whether it glows across its whole width
What was on the spit the last time, and roughly how heavy it was
The make and model from the rating plate, and whether the rotisserie came with the grill or was added

It also answers

Low to moderate,
on the site's scale.

A bushing or a straight new spit is modest. A replacement rotisserie motor sits in the middle, and a back burner with its igniter and valve, fitted along the rear wall of the hood, is the fuller job.

Read the full cost guide

Repair	Relative cost
Venturi cleared, burner ports opened, or rusted main burners replaced
Spark module, piezo button, electrode, ignition wire or hot-surface igniter
Burner valve, knob, regulator, hose or orifices for a gas conversion
Ceramic infrared tile, mesh or glass emitter, or a complete sear burner
Rotisserie motor, spit, bushing, or the rear infrared back burner	low to moderate
Flavorizer bars, heat plates, briquettes or radiants, cooking grates and grease tray
Auger clearing, auger motor, hot rod, combustion fan, probe or controller on a pellet grill
Hood lights, knob lights, transformer, power supply, switches and harness
Deep cleaning of the firebox, burners and grease path, with a gas and spark safety check

Where it
comes up most.

Most bookings: Built-in gas grill, Freestanding gas grill, Infrared grill.

All grill types

Often the same visit

Built-in gas grill

Freestanding gas grill

Close view of an open stainless grill with one infrared sear burner glowing bright orange across its honeycombed ceramic face under a heavy stainless grate, blue-flame burners beside it, the grill's hood raised on a patio, background softly blurred, daylight, seasonless.

Infrared grill

The makes
we see it on.

23 makes on this site, and the grill rotisserie and back burner repair on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page.

All 23 brands

Grill rotisserie and back burner repair,
where we come out.

The patio, the climate and the building all change how the grill rotisserie and back burner repair goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro.

All service areas

Tampa BayFL · 31 areas

Holiday turkeys and whole chickens keep Tampa Bay rotisseries turning, and humidity corrodes the motor's plug and bracket while the same damp reaches the back burner's igniter lead, so one visit checks both.

OrlandoFL · 30 areas

Orlando vacation homes list the rotisserie as a feature, and guests often leave the motor plugged in outdoors through a storm, so a motor that hums but will not turn the spit, or a back burner that keeps going out, is a frequent call there.

Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas

Salt air seizes a spit's bushings and corrodes the motor on South Florida grills, and the back burner behind it pits at its ports, so the repair frees the spit, tests the motor and watches the back burner's flame.

New York MetroNY · 75 areas

A New York terrace rotisserie is used a few weekends a year and spends the rest in a damp storage bin, so when it will not turn, the motor, its cord and the back burner's gas flow are checked together.

HoustonTX · 36 areas

Houston cooks run a rotisserie for hours in the heat, and a motor that stalls under a heavy roast or a back burner that goes out in the breeze is traced to the motor's gearing, its outlet and the back burner's ports.

ChicagoIL · 50 areas

Chicagoland's rotisserie season is brief, and a motor stored in a cold garage can gather condensation inside, so a spring repair tests the motor before the spit and checks the back burner for nests left over winter.

Los AngelesCA · 95 areas

Los Angeles grills turn rotisserie chicken in any month, so motor gears and back burner igniters wear sooner here, and the repair often replaces the motor and clears the back burner's ports in the same trip.

San DiegoCA · 31 areas

San Diego coastal grills lose rotisserie motors to damp and salt at the plug and the housing seam, while the back burner behind the spit rusts at its screen, and the visit checks both before any part is ordered.

San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas

On foggy Bay Area decks the back burner is the hardest one to keep lit, since wind reaches the back of the hood first, and a rotisserie that turns but browns unevenly usually points to that burner rather than the motor.

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Questions about
the grill rotisserie and back burner repair.

Why does my rotisserie motor hum but not turn?

The motor is getting power but cannot move its load: worn gears inside it, a spit bent or dragging at the far bushing, or a roast far off center. Take the spit off and run the motor alone. If it still only hums, the motor needs replacing.

Can the rotisserie back burner be used without the spit?

Some makers allow it for warming or broiling with the hood open, and others forbid it, since the burner heats the rear wall and the hood hard. Your grill's manual says which. Never leave the hood closed on the back burner unless the manual allows it.

How heavy a roast can a grill rotisserie take?

Each maker gives a weight in the manual, and it is often lower than owners expect. Going over it, or loading the spit off center, wears the motor's gears and the bushing quickly.

Back to your everyday

Ready to book the grill rotisserie and back burner repair?

Have these to hand: whether the motor hums, turns slowly, stalls, or is silent, whether the back burner lights, and whether it glows across its whole width, what was on the spit the last time, and roughly how heavy it was, the make and model from the rating plate, and whether the rotisserie came with the grill or was added.

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GrillRotisserie and Back Burner Repair

What the grill rotisserie and back burner repair involves.