Thermal Engineering Corp - TEC - Infrared Burner Dimensions.

When TEC invented the infrared burner this new technology changed the world of gas grills. Few products at that time could get hot enough to sear perfectly of a gas grill. The TEC infrared gas grill burner was hotter than anything on the market and the TEC burner was hot in minutes. Restaurant kitchens changed and the backyard chef started serving restaurant quality flavor at home.

TEC replacement burners were installed differently in different TEC gas grill production years. For instance many of the TEC gas grill burners have L shaped brackets that support the manifold and control valves and many models had the orifice installed to the control valve after the infrared burner was installed. This makes the TEC burner different to install than manyother barbecue grill burners.


grill repair domain security
tec infrared grill parts

TEC Models:


Patio II.
Sterling II.
Sterling III.

If your TEC infrared burner needs to be replaced because it is un-lighting itself that typically means the burner has a crack in the tile somewhere. Water in a liquid form has a fraction of the mass water has as steam. As the burner heats and pressurizes and this great mass of steam is being pushed out of the infrared burner through the tiles it is possible to get a tiny crack as the steam is forced through. It is almost impossible to see the crack unless it is really bad and has been used over and over again while the problem persists.

Sometimes the flame will just die and sometimes it can make a "whoosh" or "pop" sound but either way it ts telling you to replace your infrared burner because the burner cannot keep the pressure inside the infrared burner housing.

tec infrared burner solaire grill parts replacement

Infrared burners on right side of these images is the original TEC burner. The infrared burner on the left side is the infrared replacement burner installed.

TEC User's Manuals at Grill-Repair.com
TEC Patio II Manual
TEC Sterling II / III Manual
TEC Patio / Sterling Manual

This is the dimension of the infrared burner replacement for the Patio II and the TEC Sterling II infrared barbecue grill models as it is manufactured by Rasmussen Iron Works. The manufacturing production is more modern than the TEC burners. Materials are 304 stainless steel, fabricated in America.
We have two or three clients per year who have a difficult time installing the burners but most of the time the installation is very simple. Like many replacement burners the venturi tube slides over the control valve at the orifice and the body of the burner slips into position. The burner must rest level.
Many TEC gas grills have a bracket n the back of the barbeque grill fire box to hold the burner steady. Older versions of these infrared gas grill models have brackets welded to the venturi tube in the front. These brackets support the manifold and can be a buisance to uninstall. However, once we get past the dirt and the grease it is just a few bolts to get the burner out of the grill.

For many years TEC infrared gas grills were the best gas grill in the world and any TEC gas grill is worth the expense of repairs.

In this image it is not impossible to see the infrared burner tiles has begun to become convex. Over the course of grilling at extreme infrared heat the burner tiles will become convex. This usually takes more than 10 years.

As the burner tiles warp towards the grilling surface the convex design places more pressure on the seal around the infrared tiles. Eventually the burner can get a leak and the infrared burners will behave the same as if they had a crack. The pressure releases every once in awhile whie the grill is grilling and the infrared burners will go out.


tec infrared burners in sterling 2 infrared gas grill

888.346.6930