Lynx Grill Cleaning & Repair

Lynx made its name with heavy stainless built-ins aimed at people who wanted restaurant-style equipment outside. A few design choices show up again and again when we pull one apart:

• Hot surface ignition. Most Lynx Professional grills light with a glowing ceramic element instead of a spark. There's no clicking. You push and turn, the element heats up, and the burner lights off it. It's very reliable when it's healthy, but it needs 120-volt power to the island.
• The Trident infrared burner. Lynx's infrared burner was built to turn down far enough to cook normally, not just sear. Many grills have one Trident position in place of a standard burner.
• Radiant briquette trays. Many Professional models use ceramic briquettes on a tray above the burners to spread heat and vaporize drippings.
• Infrared rotisserie. A rear infrared burner runs the rotisserie, and on a lot of grills it gets used once and forgotten.

Sedona by Lynx is the more affordable line. It's simpler, uses different parts, and doesn't share every feature above.

The most common Lynx call is a burner that won't light. Before replacing anything we check the boring stuff: a tripped GFCI outlet in the island, an unplugged transformer, or a loose connection. When the power is good and an element still won't glow, the hot surface igniter itself has usually cracked. Those elements are brittle, and they get broken by a grill brush or a heavy grate dropped back in place. See igniter replacement for how we handle it.

Other regulars: briquette trays packed with grease that cause flare-ups, a Trident burner that's been soaked by a hose or degreaser and now lights unevenly (more on that at infrared burner repair), worn halogen lights, and rotisserie motors that stopped turning after years in a drawer.

Grates, briquette tray, burners and the drip system come out. The briquettes get burned off and inspected, since cracked or crumbling ones end up in the burner ports. Burner ports get cleared one by one, and the firebox is scraped and degreased with a biodegradable cleaner, with the rinse caught and taken away. Infrared burners never get sprayed or soaked. The igniters get checked under power before we put everything back. The stainless gets a final wipe with the grain. More on the process at BBQ grill cleaning.

Lynx is now part of a large commercial kitchen group, and parts for current and recent Professional models are generally available. Older grills sometimes need a substitute part or a little hunting, and we'll tell you if that's the case before we order anything. To identify your grill, look for the rating plate. On many built-ins it's visible when you pull the drip tray or look behind the front control panel. Our guide to finding model and serial numbers covers the usual spots. A photo of the plate speeds up any parts quote.