Owners Guide DANGER If you smell gas: 1. Shut off gas to the appliance. 2. Extinguish any open flames. 3. Open lid 4. If odor continues, keep away from the appliance and immediately call your gas supplier or your fire department. Leaking gas may cause a fire or explosion which can cause serious bodily injury or death, or damage to property. Liquid Propane Gas ® WEBE WEBE R WARNING 1. Do not store spare liquid propane cylinder within 10 feet (3m) of this appliance. 2.
DANGER Failure to follow the Dangers, Warnings and Cautions contained in this Owner’s Manual may result in serious bodily injury or death, or in a fire or an explosion causing damage to property. WARNINGS Do not store a spare or disconnected liquid propane cylinder under or near this barbecue. Improper assembly may be dangerous. Please carefully follow the assembly instructions in this manual.
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Contents Danger & Warnings ....................................................................... A-2 Warranty ........................................................................................ A-3 General Instructions ...................................................................... A-5 Exploded View ............................................................................... A-6 Parts List .......................................................................................
Storage General Instructions • Your Weber Gas Barbecue is a portable outdoor cooking appliance. With the Weber Gas Barbecue you can grill, barbecue, roast and bake with results that are difficult to duplicate with indoor kitchen appliances. The closed lid and Flavorizer® Bars produce that “outdoor” flavor in the food. The Weber Gas Barbecue is portable so you can easily change its location in your yard or on your patio. Portability means you can take your Weber Gas Barbecue with, if you move.
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Remove Packaging from Grill Remove all tape from packaging. Remove bottom rack from top of packaging. Remove outer box. Pull out bottom tray from cooking box. Remove packaging material from bottom tray, catch pan holder, catch pan, and drip pan. Remove Grill from Lower Packaging WARNING: Lifting the barbecue from the lower packaging requires at least two people. With two people: lift straight up and over lower packaging and cardboard support.
You will need: 1/2 inch bolts (1/4 x 20 x 1/2 inch bolts) - 4 Phillips screwdriver 7/16 open-end or an adjustable wrench Nylon Washers - 4 Flavorizer Bars - 5 Left Work Surface - 1 Cooking Grates - 2 Condiment basket - 1 Right Work Surface - 1 Bottom Shelf - 1 LP Cylinder - 1 Slide Out Buttom Tray - 1 Catch pan holder - 1 Catch Pan - 1 Disposable Drip Pans - 2 A-10
Assembly Instructions Install the slide out bottom tray You will need: the slide out bottom tray(1), catch pan holder(2), catch pan and one disposable drip pan. (1) Slide the bottom tray onto the mounting rails under the cooking box with finger grip toward you(1). WARNING: Do not line bottom tray with aluminum foil. It can cause grease fires by trapping the grease and not allowing grease to flow into the catch pan. (2) Hook the ends of the catch pan holder into the hole in the slide out bottom tray.
Install Flavorizer® Bars and Cooking Grates You will need: five Flavorizer Bars and two cooking grates. Place the Flavorizer Bars side by side in the cooking box. Installing the warming rack You will need: warming rack. Set the warming rack into the slots at the rear of the cooking box. Set the cooking grates onto the ledges in the cooking box with the rounded sides up. Install the bottom shelf You will need: Bottom shelf.
Installing work Surfaces & Gas Connection Guidelines Install Left Work Surface You will need left work surface, two 1/2 inch bolts, two nylon washers and a 7/16 inch or adjustable wrench. Insert the left work surface tabs in the slots in the frame(1). Slip washers on the bolts and insert the bolts as shown(2). Tighten (1) Check that all burner valves are off You will need: burner control knobs. Valves are shipped in the OFF position, but you should check to be sure that they are turned OFF.
Hang filled liquid propane cylinder on fuel gauge Loosen the tank lock wing nut. Swing the cylinder lock up. Tighten the wing nut so that the cylinder lock is up and to the side. Hook the liquid propane cylinder onto the fuel gauge. Loosen the tank lock wing nut. Swing the tank lock down. Tighten the wing nut. Important LP Cylinder Information Failure to follow these DANGER statements exactly may result in a fire causing death or serious injury.
Connect filled liquid propane cylinder WARNING: Make sure that the cylinder valve is closed. Close by turning clockwise. Remove plastic dust cover from the fuel cylinder valve. Screw the regulator coupling onto the tank valve(1), clockwise, or to the right. Hand tighten only. Note: This is a new type of connection. It tightens clockwise and will not allow gas to flow unless the connection is tight. The connection requires tightening by hand only. WARNING: Do not use a wrench to tighten the connection.
Check: 1) Hose to manifold connection. WARNING: If there is a leak a connection(1), retighten the fitting with a wrench and recheck for leaks with soap and water solution. If a leak persists after retightening the fitting, turn OFF the gas. DO NOT OPERATE THE BARBECUE. Contact the Customer Service Representative in your region using the contact information sheet provided with your manual.
Reinstall control panel (after checking for gas leaks) (1) Set the control panel in place over both sides of the frame. Hold the crossover ignition button up while setting the control panel in place. (2) Line up the control panel with the white plastic plugs in the frame brace. Insert screws and tighten with a Phillips screwdriver until snug. Do not overtighten. (3) Push each of the burner control knobs onto their valve.
Operating m DANGER: When the “excess gas flow control” feature is activated, a small amount of gas I still flowing to the burners. After turning OFF the cylinder knobs, wait at least 5 minutes for the gas to clear before attempting to light the barbecue. Failure to do so may result in an explosive flame-up, which can cause serious bodily injury or death. 3) Turn the cylinder on by turning the cylinder valve counterclockwise. m WARNING: Do not lean over the open barbecue.
3) Turn the cylinder on by turning the cylinder valve counterclockwise. 4) Strike a match and put the flame into the matchlight hole in the front of the cooking box. m WARNING: Do not lean over open barbecue. Keep your face and body at least one foot away from the matchlight hole when lighting the barbecue. 5) Push Front burner control knob down and turn to START/HI. 6) Check that the burner is lit by looking through the matchlight hole on the front of the cooking box.
■ The Weber Gas Barbecue should be checked for gas leaks and any obstructions in the burner tubes before using. (See Sections: “General Maintenance and Annual Maintenance.”) ■ Check that the areas under the control panel and the slide out bottom tray are free from debris that might obstruct the flow of combustion or ventilation air. ■ The Spider Stopper ™ Guards should also be checked for any obstructions. (See Section: “Annual Maintenance.
This is a secondary device to prevent the overfilling of your LP cylinder. The proper filling methods for the filling of your cylinder are by weight or volume, as described in NFPA 58. Please make sure your filling station fills your LP cylinder by weight or volume. Ask your filling station to read purging and filling instructions on the LP cylinder before attempting to fill. mWARNING: Do not exchange the LP tank provided with your barbecue, unless the exchange LP tank is equipped with an OPD.
7) Check for leaks by wetting the fitting with the soap and water solution and watching for bubbles. If bubbles form, or if a bubble grows, there is a leak. 2) Loosen the cylinder lock wing nut. Swing the cylinder lock down. Tighten the wing nut. To Connect the hose to the cylinder: 3) Remove the plastic dust cover from the valve. 4) Screw the regulator coupling onto the tank valve, clockwise, or to the right. Hand-tighten only. Note: This is a new type of connection.
Liquid Propane (LP) Cylinder(s) Safe handling tips for Liquid Propane Gas Cylinders ■ The joint where the hose connects to the LP cylinder must be leak tested each time the LP cylinder is reconnected. For example, test each time the LP cylinder is refilled. ■ Be sure the regulator is mounted with the small vent hole pointed downward so that it will not collect water. This vent should be free of dirt, grease, bugs etc.
Contact the Customer Service Representative in your region using the contact information sheet provided with your manual. Check: 3) Valves-to-manifold connections. 4) The hose-to-regulator connection. m WARNING: If there is a leak at connections (2), (3) or (4), turn OFF the gas. DO NOT OPERATE THE BARBECUE. Contact the Customer Service Representative in your region using the contact information sheet provided with your manual.
Main Burner Flame Pattern General Maintenance The Weber Gas Barbecue burners have been factory set for the correct air and gas mixture. The correct flame pattern is shown. 1) Burner tube 2) Tips occasionally flicker yellow 3) Light blue 4) Dark blue Weber Spider Stopper™ Guards Your Weber Gas Barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target for spiders and other insects. They can nest in the venturi section (Venturi(1), air shutter(2), venturi fin(3) ) of the burner tubes.
7) Lift and twist the burner assembly slightly, to separate the crossover tube(1) from the burners. Remove the burners from the cooking box. Replacing Main Burners 1) Your Weber Gas Barbecue must be OFF and cool. 2) Turn gas OFF at source. 3) To remove control panel: take off the burner control knobs. Remove the screws holding the control panel in place. Lift off the control panel. 4) Unlatch the Spider Stopper™ Guards and remove them. (1) 8) To reinstall the burners, reverse 3) through 7).
9) Reinstall the Spider Stopper Guards. Slightly rotate the Spider Stopper Guards so that the seams are in line with the Venturi fins(1). There should be no gaps in the seams or in the fit around the burners(2) and valves(3). Crossover® Ignition System Operations If the Crossover Ignition System fails to ignite the Left burner, light the Left burner with a match. If the Left burner lights with a match, then check the Crossover Ignition System.
Troubleshooting Problem Check Cure Burners burn with a yellow or orange flame, in conjunction with the smell of gas. Inspect Weber Spider Stopper Guards for possible obstructions. (Blockage of holes.) Clean Weber Spider Stopper Guards. (See Section “Annual Maintenance”) Burners do not light. -or- Burners have a small flickering flame in the HIGH position. -orBarbecue temperature only reaches 250˚ to 300˚ in the HIGH position.