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GENESIS
GAS GRILL
Natural Gas Grill Owner’s Guide
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WARNING: Follow all leak-check proce-
YOU MUST READ THIS OWNERS GUIDE
dures carefully in this manual prior to
BEFORE OPERATING YOUR GAS GRILL
barbecue operation. Do this even if the
barbecue was dealer-assembled.
DANGER
If you smell gas:
NOTICE TO INSTALLER: These instruc-
1. Shut off gas to the appliance.
tions must be left with the owner and the
2. Extinguish any open fl ames.
owner should keep them for future use.
3. O
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CONTENTS DANGERS AND WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 For Installation in Canada . . . . . . . . . . .
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DANGERS AND WARNINGS 3 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 fi re 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 follow the assembly instructions carefully. ® After a period of storage, and/or nonuse, the Weber gas barbecue should be checked f
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WARRANTY 4 Weber-Stephen Products Co. (Weber) hereby warrants to the ORIGINAL There are no other express warrants except as set forth herein and any ap- ® PURCHASER of this Weber gas grill that it will be free of defects in material plicable implied warranties of merchantability and fi tness are limited in dura- and workmanship from the date of purchase as follows: tion to the period of coverage of this express written Limited Warranty. Some regions do not allow limitation on how long an implie
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 5 ® Your Weber gas barbecue is a portable outdoor cooking appliance. With the OPERATING ® Weber gas barbecue you can grill, barbecue, roast and bake with results WARNING: Only use this barbecue outdoors in a well- that are diffi cult to duplicate with indoor kitchen appliances. The closed lid ventilated area. Do not use in a garage, building, breezeway ® and Flavorizer bars produce that “outdoor” fl avor in the food. or any other enclosed area. ® The Weber gas barbecue i
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 6 COOKING CLEANING ® ® WARNING: Do not move the Weber gas barbecue WARNING: Turn your Weber gas barbecue OFF and when operating or while barbecue is hot. wait for it to cool before cleaning. ® You can adjust the FRONT and BACK burners as desired. The control CAUTION: Do not clean your Flavorizer bars or settings: High (H), Medium (M), Low (L), or Off (O) are described in your cooking grates in a self-cleaning oven. ® Weber cookbook. The cookbook uses these notatio
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GAS INSTRUCTIONS 7 INSTALL GAS SUPPLY General Specifi cations for Piping Note - Contact your local municipality for building codes regulating outdoor gas barbecue installations. In absence of Local Codes, you must confi rm to the latest edition of ANSI Z223.1. WE RECOMMEND THAT THIS INSTALLATION BE DONE BY A PROFESSIONAL. Some of the following are general requirements taken from ANISI Z223.1 latest edition for complete specifi cations. This is a typical installation • This barbecue is design
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GAS INSTRUCTIONS 8 CHECK THAT ALL BURNER VALVES ARE OFF Valves are shipped in the OFF position, but you should check to be sure that they are turned OFF. Check by pushing down and turning clockwise. If they do not turn, they are off. Proceed to the next step. If they do turn continue turning them clockwise until they stop, then they are off. Proceed to the next step. REMOVE CONTROL PANEL AND BURNER CONTROL KNOBS You will need: Phillips screwdriver. 1) Remove control knobs. SILVER, GOLD AN
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GAS INSTRUCTIONS 9 CHECK THE FLEXIBLE HOSE TO MANIFOLD CONNECTION The Natural gas hose has been attached during the manufacturing process. SILVER A & B, We do recommend that the hose to gas manifold connection be leak tested, GOLD B, following guidelines in this Owners Guide, prior to barbecue operation. PLATINUM B Check: 1) Hose to manifold connection. WARNING: If there is a leak at connection(1), retighten the fi tting with a wrench and recheck for (1) leaks with soap and water soluti
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GAS INSTRUCTIONS 10 CHECK FOR GAS LEAKS DANGER Do not use an open fl ame to check for gas leaks. Be (1) sure there are no sparks or open fl ames in the area while you check for leaks. Sparks or open fl ames will result in a fi re or explosion which can cause serious bodily injury or death and damage to property. (2) WARNING: You should check for gas leaks every time you disconnect and reconnect a gas fi tting. Note - All factory-made connections have been thoroughly checked for gas leaks. Th
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GAS INSTRUCTIONS 11 Check: 1) Hose to manifold connection. SILVER A & B, WARNING: If there is a leak at connection(1), GOLD B, retighten the fi tting with a wrench and recheck for PLATINUM B leaks with soap and water solution. If a leak persists after retightening the fi tting, turn OFF the gas. DO NOT OPERATE THE GRILL. Contact the Customer (1) Service Representative in your area using the contact ® information on our web site. Log onto www.weber.com . 2) Valves to manifold connection
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 12 ® LIGHTING Crossover Ignition System ® Summary lighting instructions are on the control panel. Note - The Crossover ignition system ignites the Front burner with a spark from the igniter electrode inside the Gas Catcher™ ignition chamber. You ® generate the energy for the spark by pushing the Crossover ignition button DANGER until it clicks. Failure to open the lid while igniting the barbecue’s WARNING: Check hose before each use of barbecue burners, or not wai
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 13 MANUAL LIGHTING MAIN BURNER LIGHTING DANGER SILVER A & B Failure to open lid while igniting the barbecue’s 1 burners, or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to clear if the barbecue does not light, may result in an explosive fl ame-up which can cause serious bodily injury or death. 2 1) Open the lid. 7 2) Make sure all burner control knobs are turned OFF. (Push each burner control knob down and turn clockwise to ensure they are in the off position.) 3) Turn the
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 14 LIGHTING THE SIDE BURNER LIGHTING WITH IGNITER DANGER FOR SIDE Failure to open the lid while igniting the side burner, BURNER MODELS or not waiting 5 minutes to allow the gas to clear if the side burner does not light, may result in an explosive fl ame-up which can cause serious bodily injury or death. Lighting only the side burner. 1) Open the side burner lid. 2) Check that the side burner valve is turned OFF. (Push each knob down and turn clockwise to ensure t
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TROUBLESHOOTING 15 PROBLEM CHECK CURE Burners burn with a yellow or orange Inspect Spider / Insect Screens for Clean Spider / Insect Screens. (See Section fl ame, in conjunction with the smell of possible obstructions. (Blockage of “Annual Maintenance”) gas. holes.) Burner does not light, or fl ame is low Is LP fuel low or empty? Refi ll LP cylinder. in HIGH position. Is fuel hose bent or kinked? Straighten fuel hose. Does the Left burner light with a match? If you can light the Left burner with a
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SIDE BURNER TROUBLESHOOTING 16 PROBLEM CHECK CURE Side Burner does not light. Is gas supply off? Turn supply on. Flame is low in HIGH position Is the fuel hose bent or kinked? Straighten hose. Push button ignition does not Does burner light with a match? If match lights burner, check igniter (see below). work. If problems cannot be corrected by using these methods, please contact the Customer Service Representative in your area ® using the contact information on our web site. Log onto www.weber
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MAINTENANCE 17 ® WEBER SPIDER /INSECT SCREENS ® Your Weber gas barbecue, as well as any outdoor gas appliance, is a target (1) for spiders and other insects. They can nest in the venturi section(1) of the burner tubes. This blocks the normal gas fl ow, and can cause the gas to fl ow back out of the air shutter. This could result in a fi re in and around the air shutters, under the control panel, causing serious damage to your barbecue. The burner tube air shutter is fi tted with a stainless stee
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MAINTENANCE 18 MAIN BURNER FLAME PATTERN ® The Weber gas barbecue burners have been factory set for the correct air and gas mixture. The correct fl ame pattern is shown. 1) Burner tube 2) Tips occasionally fl icker yellow (1) 3) Light blue 4) Dark blue (2) If the fl ames do not appear to be uniform throughout the burner tube, follow the burner cleaning procedures. (3) (4) MAIN BURNER CLEANING PROCEDURE Turn off the gas supply. Remove the manifold. Look inside each burner with a fl ashlight. Clean
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MAINTENANCE 19 5) Slide the burner assembly out from under the guide screw and washer(1) in the corners of the cooking box. (1) 6) Lift and twist the burner assembly slightly, to separate the crossover tube(1) from the burners. Remove the burners from the cooking box. 7) To reinstall the burners, reverse 3) through 7). CAUTION: The burner openings(1) must be positioned properly over the valve orifi ces(2). Check proper assembly before fastening manifold in place. WARNING: After reinstallin
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