Did I ruin my Blichmann floor burner?

[ClarkBar]

I had a boil over that got all over my Blichmann floor burner. I had the idea of soaking it upside down in PBW to clean it out. After soaking over night I rinsed it off real well, and dried it. The casing is now nice and shiny, but the burners now look rusty and clogged. Is this thing now ruined? Anything I can do to clean it out?

 

[Nagorg]

Seems like it can be cleaned: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f19/pbw-cast-iron-cleaner-400300/#post5043224

Worst case you can get a replacement burner. Think this might work: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009JXYTG/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[Doctor_M]

Tooth pick or other sharp point object to poke out the holes... fire her up. May have shortened the life of the burner but meh....

 

[ClarkBar]

Thanks guys. I poked out the holes and fired it up. It took awhile before all the burners started firing, but it seems to be fully operational now. Thanks for the advice!

 

[pdietert]

No no no no no, it is ruined. Send it to me, PM me for my address

 

[ClarkBar]

Blichmann's customer support is awesome. I sent the photos to them asking for advice, and they offered a cosmetically defective but fully operational replacement casting. I was on the fence about my next brew kettle, i'm sold now, boilermaker it is.

 

[HopSong]

Forget about the color on the outside... no biggie.. The burner orifices.. take a toothpick and rod them out. The heat will eventually turn the gunk to ash.