I changed out the burner tubes in the propane grill. The first set of burners I got did not have adjustable air inlets. Ordered some different ones and the difference is surprising.

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    You want some more cool shit, get a manual regulator. You can get a lot more out of your typical gas grill. It will likely come at the expense of longevity due to shitty materials.

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      The choices they made in material for my grill are weird. All the big parts and supports are rust resistant. Every single screw is the cheapest, shittiest one they could find and immediately started rusting. Hope the dollar they saved is worth me never buying grills from them again.

      One of the many odd choices they made.

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        Could be worse; at least fasteners are relatively easy to source upgraded corrosion-resistant replacements for.

        It reminds me of my old Samsung front-load washing machine: when that failed, I took it apart. Every single metal internal part was pristine stainless steel, except for one: the “spider arm,” which attaches the drum to the drive shaft. It was made out of some kind of ridiculous reactive pot metal that had corroded completely through and broke apart just after the warranty ended. It was the most shameless example of blatant planned obsolescence I’ve ever heard of, let alone experienced firsthand.

        Failed Samsung spider arm (not my pic, but mine was just as bad)

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          I really don’t understand designs like that. Are people really experiencing what you did and then getting up and buying ANOTHER Samsung machine?

          I would immediately ban them from any further purchase. Actually I’d never buy a Samsung appliance because they are pure garbage, but the point remains.

          I don’t get these shitty manufacturers and planned obsolescence.

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            This is a bit of a conspiracy theory, but consider… Even if you buy a different brand, maybe they’re doing the same? Maybe people bought a different brand, experienced the same thing, and decided to go Samsung next?

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            I have found this to be the case with all Samsung products. I’m not sure why or when they became so popular.